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The Expected End

Photo: Viafilms on iStockAntonio NavalónIn the morning after the elections, things will be terribly confusing. For the good of everyone and the country, I hope this is not the...

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What’s Important

Image: Giulia May on UnsplashLuis RubioNext Sunday, June 6, will be a key day for the future of Mexico. It is the day on which the electorate will decide...

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Mexico’s President, AMLO, Breaks all the Laws

Photo: Micha Klootwijk on iStockManuel Suárez-Mier *Mexican President has effectively declared himself the sole arbiter of the nation's democratic processes as his popularity plummets new lows.With crucial midterm elections...

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No Way Back

Photo: Amar Kun Kawakibi on UnsplashLuis RubioAn old aphorism holds that nostalgia is not what it used to be. However, it constitutes a heavy burden that never quite disappears....

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Tragedy and Farce

Photo: Hailey Kean on UnsplashLuis RubioThe old Soviet Union maintained cohesiveness due to the ideological monopoly that the Communist Party exercised during an era in which the government totally...

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There are Judges in México!

Photo: Brücke-Osteuropa on WikipediaLuis RubioIn an old medieval tale,* famous in the world of lawyers, a king decides to expropriate a miller's estate because it impairs the view from...

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Biden and the Mexican Midterms

Photo: David Domínguez on PexelsLuis RubioAs the midterm elections draw closer, Mexico’s broken politics are beginning to take their toll. The independent electoral authority (INE), one of the country’s greatest institutional achievements...

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Mexico: The Supreme Court and the Future.

Image: Rawpixel on iStockLuis RubioThe Supreme Court is the only one of the three branches of government that was consciously reformed in Mexico recently (1994) to tie in with...