Aspirations and Realities
George Orwell would have understood the contradictory attitudes of Mexicans. In his book 1984 he coined the term...
Getting Out of the Hole
Mexico’s problems didn’t start in Iguala nor do they dwell in what the government does or doesn’t do....
Institutions and Democracy
We Mexicans have confused two very distinct processes that, while at some moment and circumstance could be complementary,...
My Readings 2014
My best reading this year was Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World, a history...
Grievances and (Dis)enchantment
Mexican society has never been one to trust its government. At least from the time of the proverb...
Work vs. Technology
The discussion on minimum wages is increasingly less realistic and more electioneering. And ever more risky. Of course,...
Obeying the Law
“When I visit a country, wrote Montesquieu, I am concerned less with knowing what the laws are than...
Authority and Catalysis
In “The Guns of August”, Barbara Tuchman relates how a series of apparently unrelated events and circumstances led...
The Challenge of Growth
As anyone who has sat through a Shakespearean play will attest, the second act can be long and...
The Perfect Storm
“Perfect storm” is an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a...