Luis Rubio critiques Mexico’s political evolution over decades, highlighting fragmented governance, weak institutions, and the challenges President López Obrador’s successor, Claudia Sheinbaum, will face. Despite electoral victories, the country lacks stable structures, risking governance under caudillos and organized crime. Effective institution-building is crucial for future resilience.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Mexico is experiencing a severe crisis at the end of six years. The situation is further complicated by the inability of its leading promoters to recognize it. A vignette that unveils this incapacity was López Obrador’s last Government Report. And it is …
Antonio Navalón reflects on the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, highlighting his consistent transparency about his intentions for Mexico. Despite initial doubts, López Obrador achieved significant changes, often criticized for prioritizing immediate aid over long-term development. The electoral success of his party and the transition to Claudia Sheinbaum’s leadership underscores the enduring influence and controversial legacy of his administration.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The overrepresentation of Morena in Congress was consummated. In a few weeks, there will be at least a change of the Judicial Power and the elimination of the autonomous bodies. An electoral reform to close the way to minorities and reelection will …
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The recent electoral victory has emboldened Mexico’s President and his party, Morena, leading to actions that could undermine Dr. Sheinbaum’s capital. Despite the win, Mexico faces significant economic and political challenges. Trust and stability are crucial for governance, and proposed constitutional changes risk destabilizing the country further.
Juan Villoro After years of writing, the master of paradoxes, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, made a curious statement: “The human race, to which most of my readers belong…”. He thus suggested that his texts were also available to other animals. Read at the beginning of the …
Federico Reyes Heroles Frenzied is perhaps the word: exalted, agitated, excited, hectic, mad… crazy, the Academy tells us. Frenzy is what sailors call a marvelous and cruel spectacle simultaneously. Some minor species in great abundance, perhaps sardines, provoke the madness of others: pelicans, dolphins, cormorants… …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Marcelo Ebrard has forgotten Karl Marx’s basic premise: economic policy moves the world. Everything political is also economic. Historical materialism is based on that foundational premise. That is the ideological basis of his party. It is relevant because Ebrard, as future Secretary …
Riccardo Pascoe Pierce The sudden extraction of Mayo Zambada from Mexico has triggered a crisis in the political transition led by AMLO. What was once a smooth and controlled process has now become a transition fraught with severe risks and threats, particularly for the outgoing …
Luis Rubio As the saying goes, after an intemperate night before comes the morning after. A less amiable way to observe the current government is to recall Louis XV when he stated, “Après moi le déluge.” Soon, the most destructive Mexican government of the last …