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Folly and Fiscal Wisdom

Photo: Andrea Piacquadio on PexelsJose Manuel Suárez Mier*I was thinking of writing today about the presidential outburst regarding the leader of the Bank of Mexico, whom he will exchange...

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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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The Two Americas

Image: Luchschen on iStockAntonio NavalónThe America that rules, the one that financially dominates the planet, has a very complicated agenda. The other America, that of the South, has lived...

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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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Tax reform, what for?

Photo: EtiAmmos on iStockJosé Manuel Suárez Mier*It is fashionable to propose tax reforms to raise government revenue to undertake endless spending, from creating a universal welfare state, redistributing income...

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June 6th, the Endless Campaign

Photo: Duncan Kidd on UnsplashAntonio NavalónJune 6 is and will continue to be a key date in the history of humanity, but especially among European nations.On June 6, 1944,...

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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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The Prophet’s Jam

Photo: Elly Fairytale on PexelsJuan VilloroPerfumes include stinky ingredients, metaphysics is meaningless without physics, and certain people are contradictory. The elusive Michel de Nostradamus was born in 1503 in...