Luis Rubio It appears to be an enigma how innumerable nations, especially in Asia, reconcile the enormous disorder that characterizes them with their extraordinary economic performance. Whoever has observed the chaos reigning in vehicular traffic in Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, or India, to cite some emblematic …
José Manuel Suárez Mier* President Joe Biden plans to spend, in addition to budgeted spending of $ 5 trillion, $ 6 trillion: $ 1.9 trillion in aid to neutralize the effects of the pandemic; 2.3 billion for very broadly defined infrastructure; and 1.8 trillion in …
Antonio Navalón The essence of democracy is that what happened on the first of July – or any other day – is not forever. Democracy. According to Greek etymology, demos mean people, and Kratos means power. The power of the people. It was never made …
Following his six decades tradition, last night Warren Buffett published his Letter to Shareholders, full of wisdom and anecdotes, besides relevant data on the conglomerate’s performance as a whole and of its components. Since it is a must-read for investors worldwide, we publish it in …
Luis Rubio In 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 his palace. The miller goes to the higher court in Berlin, which rules in his favor and compels …
Luis Rubio As 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 after decades of fraudulent elections, is under fire by AMLO and his party, which are also undermining the Supreme …
José 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 economists from all over America to discuss current issues, no longer in the three days of face-to-face meetings in …
Juan Villoro One proof of the decline of journalism is that it gives little news from the afterlife. Although millions of sentient beings verify daily that ghosts carry out their functions, it is not fashionable to believe in them. In the eighteenth century, G. E. …
Antonio Navalón If you look closely, spring is that state in which not only the blood is altered but also witnesses the birth of the flowers, the lengthening of the days, and the scorching heat – for those of us who live in this part …
Image: Rawpixel on iStock Luis Rubio The Supreme Court is the only one of the three branches of government that was consciously reformed in Mexico recently (1994) to tie in with the political reality of the 21st century. That conferred on the Court a distinctive character that, however, its members have not wholly assumed. Although presidents …