Gobble up the Republic

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The Royal Spanish Academy says that the word “engullir” (gobble up) means “to swallow food in a hurry and without chewing it”. I wondered why I invoke AMLO’s presence and political work when I think of that image. I have no idea …

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Foolhardy

Luis Rubio 1982. Mexico finds itself in a difficult situation. The public finances have deteriorated due to the gambles that the outgoing government has taken throughout its administration, betting that, in the end, everything would translate into economic growth. While that was happening, the presidential …

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Sadness

Federico Reyes Heroles How do you feel? I was asked as if I had some disease. It was about the election. Sad was my answer. I explained. When I entered UNAM -in the mid-seventies- there was an atmosphere of mixed emotions. The crushing hegemony of …

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Wartime Immunity and Militarization

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The new government, like the one that is ending, has not measured the significance of the militarization of political power in Mexico. Among other issues, the existence of the Fuero de Guerra (War Immunity) to protect military personnel from being prosecuted by …

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North America, A Lawless Territory

Antonio Navalón Simultaneously, although with different scenarios and contexts, Mexico and the United States coincided in one of their most decisive presidential elections, if not the most. In the case of the United States, the actual impact and relevance of the fact that the controversial …

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It Caught Up with Us

Luis Rubio The end of one more electoral cycle will not be like all others in the past. With this election, the country is fast approaching a moment of unraveling, not due to the result itself but instead because the process, the antecedents, and the …

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The coming storm? A preliminary reading

Otto Granados Roldán When Mexico’s new President takes office on October 1, she will find herself with a poisoned inheritance that will inevitably mark her government. Although her comfortable victory avoids post-electoral conflicts, the country’s problems are very serious in almost any of the vital …

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ODS

Federico Reyes Heroles The “package” of constitutional amendments and secondary laws proposed on February 5 is a bombshell. The mind is very complex. One should assume that AMLO wishes the best for Sheinbaum, even more so after a resounding triumph, wherever you want to look …

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The Failure of a Ruling Class

Antonio Navalón Democracy is not a problem of tastes; democracy is a problem of numbers. Amid the greatest governance revolution in living memory, being a true democrat has become a real challenge. Wherever you look, you will notice the crisis of widespread faith surrounding the …

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