Juan Villoro The last decade of the 20th century saw the emergence of a peculiar invention capable of transforming users into merchandise. I am referring, of course, to the internet, online portals, search engines, and social networks. Silicon screens have become enchanted mirrors where people …
Manuel Suárez Mier* Here is a short chronicle of the magnificent new book by the eminent economist Anne Krueger. The most recent book by the great economist Anne Krueger, International Trade: What Everyone Needs to Know [1] has just been published, which is a feat …
Antonio Navalón On a day like today, but twenty years ago, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad – considered the “architect” of the attack – was in contact with the Egyptian Mohamed Atta, and him, in turn, with Osama bin Laden. The preparations to carry out the plan …
Photo: Dave Meckler on Pexels Luis Rubio Three years into a government with clarity of purpose but without more of a project than that of imposing it dogmatically, flatly, and without looking back. The circumstances are changing, but the president sticks to his path without concern for the consequences. Wasn’t that what the president himself …
Image: Jarek Jordan on Unsplash Manuel Suárez Mier* A fascinating examination of how politicians weave narratives about themselves as the vehicle to win the hearts of citizens. A must-read for dark times! “First of all, there must be a monster, an enemy that seems invincible, that sweeps everything in its path and terrifies and exploits …
Antonio Navalón We are in an age where boundaries have disappeared. From the technological advances, the conquests of communication; the profound socio-economic transformations that have occurred over the past thirty years; geostrategic changes; and, as a final result – as the icing on the top …
Image: Eti Ammos on iStock Luis Rubio The objective, as the president tells Mexicans once and again, is regime change. However, his true mission is, to judge by his actions, to concentrate power and eliminate any opposition or counterweight source. Perhaps this would be a new regime as the president promised, but that is certainly …
Juan Villoro In Descartes’ error, António Damásio points out that recent brain studies reveal that our decisions do not depend on reason but emotion. Hence the title of the book. The Portuguese neuroscientist maintains that Descartes was wrong to define the human being as a …
Antonio Navalón When you visit Saigon or Ho Chi Minh – which is what it is called today in tribute to the first precursor of the Indochinese peninsula’s independence and later the Vietnam War winner against the Americans – one realizes that this site represents …
Photo: Victor on Unsplash Luis Rubio The key to development lies in the joint action of millions of individuals exercising their freedom and making their own decisions, within the framework of rules established by the State. When those rules are coherent and, above all, derive from recognizing human nature as it is and not how …