Federico Reyes Heroles To P.O.M. Some sayings give wisdom. They do it briefly and punctually. The Royal Academy has defined them precisely: “A sharp and sententious saying in common use”. There are sayings for all subjects: “A bird in the hand is better than a …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce It is necessary to talk again about fascism in modern society and about recent fascist experiences. We must reflect on what fascism was and whether today it is an emerging alternative in societies such as the United States or Mexico. Umberto Eco …
Antonio Navalón For a long time, the fear of the so-called “México Bronco”, where the tiger symbolized chaos, the rupture of social equilibrium, and a concrete danger for all, was a constant that frightened all Mexicans. Just six years ago, before Andrés Manuel López Obrador …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce AMLO ignores the law, tramples it underfoot, and sets out to destroy the country’s institutions. That is the inevitable conclusion from his conduct as head of State. He considers himself above the commandments that legally constrain the rest of the citizens. He …
Luis Rubio “To be or not to be, that is the question,” spoke Hamlet in his famous and introspective monologue. Presidential campaigns tend to lapse into contradictions and incompatibilities -to be or not to be because they have of necessity to reconcile interests, groups, and …
Photo: Cottonbro Studio on Pexels Juan Villoro My generation learned more things in the street than in school. Knowledge was transmitted in the neighborhood convenience store, where we shared refreshments after playing “coladeritas.” For us, that modest space served the function of the agora in Athens. Photo: Susana Paredes on elsoldecuernavaca.com.mx Many years later, my …
Photo: Nathan J. Hilton on Pexels Federico Reyes Heroles If he knew what it meant to be a good man, he would see that he is not… Seneca Brain or heart? Anger? There is no doubt. It has two motives: irrationality and deep sadness. Despair over myopia lurks. But is it myopia? No, it is …
Riccardo Pascoe Pierce Donald Trump was categorical: he threatened to provoke a bloodbath in the United States if he loses the next presidential election. And he defined his object of hatred: immigrants who, he said, “are not even human”. AMLO, on the other hand, is …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce AMLO deceives with the truth. When he has repeatedly said in recent weeks that “a technical coup d’état” is coming, he warns us that he is seriously considering extreme action, and that something is not a “technical coup d’état” executed by the …
Antonio Navalón One needs to dig into the stormy summer months of 1939 to discover and recover one of the great sayings of the 20th century, emanating from the mind and experiences of Winston Churchill. When Chamberlain returned from Munich with a paper he had …