Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The Judicial Branch in Mexico has abandoned its autonomy to become the demoralized servant of the Executive Branch. And the world watches, stunned, this deterioration. The cases are so many that a brief list is nauseating. A judge suspended Mayor Sandra Cuevas …
Luis Rubio Angela Merkel launched into her speech as would any president or head of state: with aplomb and clarity of message; but what followed was in no manner like typical presidential discourses. It was at an international congress in Berlin ten years ago; the …
Juan Villoro One of the great mythologies of our time consists of believing that all grandmothers cooked wonderfully. It tastes tastier if someone says that the pipian comes from a distant family recipe. The past spices up. Pau Arenós, Catalan writer and food critic, has …
Luis Rubio A referendum is supposed to be about initiatives undertaken by citizens or organizations of society to advance their agendas and garner support from the voters at large. In Mexico, the proposed referendum for next April (a new means of direct democracy only approved …
Antonio Navalón Before, they used to buy or assassinate candidates. Today we have reached a narco-democracy in which what they do is that their candidates win and do it convincingly in the electoral processes. Unfortunately, nowadays, the word “war” is in fashion. The war in …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce In the face of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the world is living a decisive historical moment that will signal the port of call of our collective near future. Its response to the attack will define whether it will halt the destructive …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Is it possible to be neutral when the world is on the verge of war? All hints tell us no: it is not possible. What is more, assuming supposed neutrality when facing a war scenario means taking sides with one or the …
Luis Rubio Don Quixote and Sancho Panza: the world of fantasy and common sense, two sides of the same coin. Don Quixote prefers morals to advance his causes and considers common sense a waste of time and energy. Sancho Panza warns his master that the …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce In the face of the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Mexico’s position has been full of ambiguities. In the first place, the government took several days to define its position in the face of the violent and unprovoked invasion of one country …
Antonio Navalón The problem with wars is that all of us pay the costs, and usually, if they survive, the joys are enjoyed by those who start them. It is terrible. The weak and the cowards are much more dangerous than the bad guys within …