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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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Another post-pandemic economic crisis?

Photo: Sonder Quest on UnsplashJosé Manuel Suárez Mier*When you read these lines, dear reader, the 28th annual meeting of the Alamos Alliance will be held virtually, which brings together...

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The Evil Hour (La Mala Hora)

Photo: Oleg Magni on PexelsJuan VilloroOne proof of the decline of journalism is that it gives little news from the afterlife. Although millions of sentient beings verify daily that...

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The Spring that Looks like Autumn

Photo: Anton Atanasov on PexelsAntonio NavalónIf you look closely, spring is that state in which not only the blood is altered but also witnesses the birth of the flowers,...

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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...

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Father of the Washington Consensus dies.

Photo: Peterson Institute for International Economics on the WSJJosé Manuel Suárez Mier *John Williamson, the talented British economist who created the famous and much-maligned Washington Consensus (WC), passed away last...

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Mexico’s Broken Politics

Image: Kagenmi on iStockLuis Rubio  “All politics are local,” Tip O’Neil famously quipped. In Mexico, all politics today are about elections and especially about the midterms of June 6. From his...