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The Grand Lie

Image: Sdecoret on iStockRicardo Pascoe PierceCan you imagine what would happen to López Obrador and his government if he did not do the mañanera every morning? What would be...

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The Good Tsar

Image: Boris Kustodiev, Russian Museum on rbth.comLuis RubioThe Good Tsar is a myth. There are good and bad presidents in history, an inevitable circumstance of human nature and the...

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Op-Ed: 15 Notes on Mexico’s New Militarism

Photo: SHCHERBAKOV SERHII on ShutterstockEmiliano Polo*The hazardous compulsion for a military takeover of civil institutions in Mexico has been the trademark of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s presidency. A recent...

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AMLO’s Damned Inheritance.

Image: Snorkulencija on iStockRicardo Pascoe PierceAndrés Manuel López Obrador's policy of empowering military commanders with a shower of projects and contracts without any oversight of public money is a...

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The Reasons for Militarism

Image: Jacques Durocher on iStockRicardo Pascoe PierceThe scene said it all. And it captured the public's imagination: a President dressed as if he were terminally ill, with his head...

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A Scenario

Photo: Rico Reutimann on UnsplashLuis RubioOne morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking from a restless sleep, he discovered that he had been transformed into a monstrous insect while he...

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Xóchitl and Sun Tzu’s lessons

Ricardo Pascoe PierceThe anticipated winner is he who calculates everything; the anticipated loser is he who calculates little. He who calculates much wins; he who calculates little perishes. Sun...

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The Principle.

Image: 3rdtimeluckystudio on ShutterstockLuis RubioIn the realm of folklore and ancient traditions, as set forth by Carlos Lozada, myths are tales forever retold for their wisdom and underlying truths....

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