To Govern
The complexity of Mexico’s political life, the violence, and the corruption, but above all the absence of a...
Intrepid Autonomy
How are the high-speed train to Querétaro and the brand new National Electoral Institute (INE) alike? Unfortunately, the...
Governability: What For?
During his exile in Paris, Porfirio Díaz stated that “governing Mexicans is more difficult than herding turkeys while...
The Absentee
The great absentee in recent decades has been economic growth. Diverse international observers, particularly Gordon Hanson, have analyzed...
Excesses and Vacuums
The accusation of supposed acts of corruption has turned into a national sport. No day goes by without...
The PRI of Yore
The proposal seemed infallible: restore order and growth. After years of disorder, criminality and an economy that appeared...
Mexico, the United States and NAFTA
The United States is a global power, the wealthiest economy in the world and the chief point of...
Discipline and Civilization
In her essay on the crisis in education published in 1954, Hannah Arendt criticizes the philosophy that positions...
The New Mexican Society
Politicians and interests, in addition to the so-called “red circle” (i.e. all those that comment on or act...
The Country’s Dilemma
The dismay never fails to surprise. I visit various places in Mexico and hear the same complaints and...