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 …
‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other …
“Se han probado y se probarán muchas formas de gobierno en este mundo de pecado y aflicción. Nadie pretende que la democracia sea perfecta o sabia. De hecho, se ha dicho que la democracia es la peor forma de gobierno, a excepción de todas las …
Luis Rubio It was to be a government that would transform Mexico; the government would stave off the ills that characterized the country and that had impeded it from acquiring the grandeur corresponding to it. The ambition was great: it would be a transformation of …
Luis Rubio Opportunities are not just opportunities when taken advantage of; they are potential game-changers. Nearshoring, if effectively harnessed, has the power to transform the Mexican economy. It’s not a panacea but a significant opportunity that can be instrumental in accelerating economic development. To materialize …
As we have suggested through this channel many times, Joe Biden withdrew from the November election and left the way open for Kamala Harris, who was immediately endorsed by all sectors of the Democratic party despite not having received a single popular vote. Trump felt …
Federico Reyes Heroles Michael Ignatieff’s essay La historia de mis privilegios (The history of my privileges) (Letras Libres, July 2024) provoked me. In life, there are periods of light and others of shadows and darkness. The ups and downs of the generation of the brilliant …
Mexico’s manufacturing exports have not only surpassed pre-COVID levels but have also reached historic levels, reaching $44.8 billion in June 2022. The country’s total exports represent more than one-third of its GDP, and they, therefore, play a key role in growth and job creation. Two-thirds …