Photo: Ben Wicks on UnsplashRicardo Pascoe PierceThe closing of the six-year term has ushered in a period of turbulence, shrouded in uncertainty, confusion, and vile abuse. The growing presence of drug trafficking across the national territory and signs of...
Photo: Wei Ding on UnsplashLuis RubioA banner hanging from a building during the recent presidential race concisely defined Mexico's challenge: “Democracy with defects or dictatorship without rights: you decide.” Although democracy is a term frequently employed in Mexican political...
Photo: Patrick Tomasso on UnsplashFederico Reyes HerolesThe FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) of the United States dates back to 1967.With a long diplomatic career, collaborator of Olof Palme, a progressive and very enlightened man, and author of many books...
Image: 愚木混株 cdd20 on UnsplashRicardo Pascoe Pierce President López Obrador has invoked the phrase “coup d'état” 167 times, including four instances of “technical coup d'état” and one of “soft coup” until March 16, 2024. His recent use of...
Image: Mimma Key on ShutterstockLuis RubioIn The Name of The Rose, Umberto Eco employs an anecdote to evoke an obvious fact. He says: “In the Middle Ages, cathedrals and convents burned like tinder; imagining a medieval story without a fire...
Image: ALXR on ShutterstockLiébano SáenzThe issue of over-representation in Mexico’s House of Representatives is multifaceted and deeply concerning. This problem has become particularly urgent following the recent presidential and congressional elections held on June 2nd, 2024. At its core,...
Image: Jelina Preethi on iStockFederico Reyes HerolesThe worrying thing is not the perversity of the wicked but the indifference of the good ones. Martin Luther KingPerversion goes one step ahead, imagining something that an ordinary mind would not do. However, when one imagines...