Luis Rubio Perhaps the best paradox of Mexican politics today lies in that the main promoter of the opposition is the president himself, while it applies itself to wasting every opportunity it encounters. Lost in thought and their own labyrinths, the political parties, and their …
Juan Villoro The rocks surrounding Chiloé Island are inhabited by a unique species of cold. Among them are two varieties of penguins with the surnames of explorers, the Magellanic and the Humboldt. Less well known is the cormorant, or “sea crow”, a dark bird with …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The threat to democracy is a worldwide phenomenon, not only in Mexico. One of the results of the pandemic was the global economic lethargy that has caused democratic systems to be under severe questioning. From the fascist right and totalitarian left, regimes …
Antonio Navalón The North American Leaders’ Summit, held on January 9 and 10, not only marked the beginning of the year in a truly shocking way in terms of politics, economics, forms, and what may or may not happen. This meeting between Biden, López Obrador, …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The most eloquent sign of the end of the six-year term is when the President’s threats no longer frighten society. The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation advanced in an independent position in its relation with the Executive Branch, breaking with …
Luis Rubio The discussion in which the country should be engaging is what comes after this government. Some propose that by returning before 2018, everything would be resolved; others suggest a clean slate to start over. Wherever one finds oneself between these extremes, in 2024, …
Beatriz Pagés Did López Obrador understand why Biden and Trudeau came to Mexico? All indications are that he did not. More than a translator, the president needed an interpreter of reality. Someone to tell him: “The leaders of the United States and Canada have come …
Antonio Navalón In power, there is no deception; you are what you seem or what you appear to be. Put it as you wish. One is made up based on words that turn into deeds. In politics, only two chapters are generally judged: the beginning …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce 2023 will be a complex year for President López Obrador. It is the penultimate year of the six-year term, a year of conclusions and closings of works and achievements. The year of the balance of what was done and what was not …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The rise of Minister Norma Lucía Piña Hernández as the first President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) evoked sighs of relief and frustration. President López Obrador was sure he could impose Minister Jazmín Esquivel in that position …