The Cage

Federico Reyes Heroles The deception is collective. Freedom of expression, secrecy, parties, independence of the organizers, institutional relay, respect for differences, and rules by the authorities—all of this under the watchful eye of an honest citizenry—should be sufficient guarantees. But everything—managed with malice—can become a …

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DEA National Drug Threat Assessment

Executive Summary Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat the United States has ever faced, killing nearly 38,000 Americans in the first six months of 2023 alone. Fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, like methamphetamine, are responsible for nearly all of the fatal drug overdoses and poisonings in …

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Jack-of-All-Trades

Luis Rubio Jack-of-all-trades (Milusos in Spanish) is one of the most accurate and audacious, at the same time, characterizations of the Mexican who can do nothing other than work for a living. Héctor Suárez, an actor, popularized the term in his film of the same name, …

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Falsehoods

Federico Reyes Heroles It is not true; it is false that if you do not work, then you cannot have a good standard of living. That is the discourse of the past. Here, the government, the Mexican State, has to support… I hear the expression. …

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Larry Fink’s BlackRock 2024 Annual Chairman’s Letter to Investors

Time to rethink retirement When my mom passed away in 2012, my dad started to decline quickly, and my brother and I had to go through my parents’ bills and finances. Both my mom and dad worked great jobs for 50 years, but they were …

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