Antonio Navalón I would like you to stop for a moment and analyze what it means that in Mexico, we have had more than six years of uninterrupted campaigning. Millions of Mexicans thought that the rhetoric, promises, and actions that characterize a political campaign would …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The federal government, especially the President, wants to kick the complex and difficult national problems to the government that will assume office in eleven months. It is an expression of their frustration and surrender in the face of the insurmountable complexity of …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The contemporary world has become a highly dangerous place. The bipolar Cold War world of communism and capitalism, inaugurated after World War II in 1945, ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. Despite the permanent threat of nuclear war, …
Luis Rubio Electoral competitions are (almost) like a soccer game: they give free rein to emotions, wagers, and illusions. The citizenry turns itself over to the process and (at least one part of it) participates with overwhelming zeal. However, it is after Election Day is …
Juan Villoro I dreamt of being introduced to a guru I had been searching for years. Each visitor was granted a question; when it was my turn, I said, “Master, what is the purpose of reading?” With a smile, he replied, “To read less.” Photo: VD Photography on Unsplash I woke up with that uneasiness …
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Carlos Fuentes Extraordinary Lecture.School of Law. The National Autonomous University of Mexico.October 10, 2023. Abstract: In a long struggle, as was Carlos’, many of us remain firm in our aspiration and determination to build and develop in our country a democracy that takes …
Antonio Navalón In just 15 days, the world changed. When it seemed that the world could only be capable of sustaining or witnessing a single armed conflict at a time – referring to the war between Ukraine and Russia – the terrorist group Hamas forced …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Mexico’s Foreign Minister assured that 12 leaders are coming to the summit convened by AMLO in Palenque on migration, “and with us we are 13”. However, the list ends up being a list of friends: Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras, and Guatemala. Perhaps …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Can you imagine what would happen to López Obrador and his government if he did not do the mañanera every morning? What would be the effect on his political presence and the electoral strength of Morena, Claudia as a candidate, and the …
Luis Rubio The Good Tsar is a myth. There are good and bad presidents in history, an inevitable circumstance of human nature and the complex reality. What is unacceptable is submitting the population to the possibility that its president might be good. The essence of …