The temptation to divide

Antonio Navalón Politicians can be considered extraterritorial beings and immune to the impact that time has on others. They are not affected by the laws of gravity or those of nature. A politician in full bloom is someone who is – like some antibiotics of …

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The dilemma of surveys

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce One notable feature of the current election campaign has been the use of polls for propaganda purposes. Because of this, polls inevitably vary in their results Crazily. Crazily would not seem to be a particularly accurate adjective. But in this case, it …

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Partnering with the devil

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce On September 30, 1938, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Neville Chamberlain, descended from his plane, arriving from Munich, Germany, and declared, “Here is peace for our time”. He showed a document bearing Adolf Hitler’s signature in which he pledged not to …

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“Love is paid with love”: Mafia prayer

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The phrase “Love is paid with love” is the invitation to do something unconfessable accompanied by a complicit silence. It is the admission that “the unconfessable” will remain between the two, creating a relationship of mutual complicity. And it is also a …

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Full Employment and Freedom!

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce AMLO’s electoral slogan (For the good of all, the poor first) has already shown its true intention. It is the political justification for giving money to people experiencing poverty in exchange for conditioning their votes. It is a transaction where citizens receive …

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Expropriate it!

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce On February 7, 2010, President Hugo Chávez was walking through the historic center of Caracas and noticed a building of a certain elegance. He asked what it was: a building with private jewelry stores. Chávez raised his arm, pointed to the building, …

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Risks

Luis Rubio The last few decades’ great success in politico-electoral matters was creating conditions of certainty regarding the electoral competition for those that would govern Mexico. The two electoral authorities (the National Electoral Institute [INE] and the Electoral Tribunal) came into being to avoid the …

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Good questions; few answers

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The first debate between the three presidential candidates concluded. The first aspect that stood out was the excellent conduct of the two moderators, even though Morena had tried to disqualify Manuel López San Martín from ADN 40. On the other hand, the …

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Will there be elections?

Antonio Navalón Unfortunately, fighting with reality only leads to total destruction. Indeed, Mexico has a problem with the media owners. Our country also probably has a problem with its political class. In summary, it could be said that Mexico has many problems, although there is …

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