Counterpoints

Luis Rubio The similarity between debates on the future is surprising in the United States and Mexico. Very distinct societies, they are confronting situations that are not entirely different, but their circumstances are indeed radically so, which permits contrasts and learnings that have no equal. …

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Hands up! This is a Robbery!

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce A country literally blanketed with illegal electoral propaganda does not bode well for a credible outcome. And if it is a matter of holding elections to establish democratic criteria about majority and minority opinions in society, in that case, illegal propaganda not …

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Temptations

Luis Rubio Scarcely two years into the Peña Nieto government, the political ambiance had been upended, and, in retrospect, the electorate had already decided the outcome of the 2018 presidential election. All that today’s president and his retinue had to do was refrain from engaging …

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Squandering

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Squandering is the adjective that comes to mind in any conversation when talking about the misnamed Revocation of Mandate. It is not even a revocation anymore. It is, instead, a ratification exercise where the only one competing is AMLO against AMLO. That …

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