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Image: ShutterstockRicardo Pascoe PierceIn times of a deeply divided society and also trapped in its ancestral beliefs between worship/fear of authority, surveys, and their usefulness are a difficult phenomenon to discern. They may suggest certain consistent opinions and behaviors...

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Image: RomoloTavani on iStockLuis RubioThe key to having an atomic bomb is to never use it:  it is the threat of its use that deters those possessing such power. The same occurs with the negotiations between governments in ambits...

a-new-fight

Photo: Attentie Attentie on UnsplashLuis RubioThose who play with fire go the saying, get burnt. That is how the Mexican government is presently operating regarding the issue of the trade dispute with the U.S. and Canada. Of course, the...

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Photo: Facebook  Today, we mourn the early passing one year ago of Manuel Suárez Mier, one of our founding contributors, and miss his weekly columns full of wit, acute criticism, and scholarly accuracy. His generosity included sharing his thoughts, rigorous...

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Photo: Brett Sayles on PexelsAntonio NavalónThe 21st century, the century of enlightenment, communication, culture, and the century in which we have been more informed - even if more ignorant than ever - offers new perspectives and ways of living...