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...
The Danger of Over-Representation in Mexico’s House of Representatives: A Looming Threat to Democracy
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...
Photo: Olinda on ShutterstockRicardo Pascoe PierceIn the 2024 electoral process in Mexico, two social phenomena were expressed that had never been seen before, much less with the levels of organization they reached. Both expressions of Mexican society entered into...
Image: Iunewind on ShutterstockRicardo Pascoe PierceThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) met last week, and its agreements will force Mexico to decide which side of the world chessboard it should be on. The subject of discussion at the NATO...