Tag: Corruption
The Cost of Sacred Cows
How many jobs, and growth points, are the Mexican society –and its government- willing to lose because of...
What’s next?
The story tells that on the eve of the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Nelson called his captains and...
Ignorance
A few years ago, a group of American teachers’ unions launched a campaign whose slogan aimed to draw...
The System and I
The story recounts that Commodore Perry, hero of the War of 1812, coined the phrase "We have met...
The Public Interest
In Greek mythology, Pandora, the first woman on Earth, was introduced to Epimetheus in revenge for his brother...
Justice and the Law
Justice and legality ought to be identical and simultaneous, but it’s not always like that. Victims want justice...
Government, What For?
“The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates.” Thus said Tacitus, Roman senator. In Mexico, the government...
Drugs Here and There
In the guise of Sherlock Holmes, many Mexicans ask, where is the narco-capo of the Potomac? The fact...
Corruption
Whenever I see or find out about cases of corruption in Mexico, I keep thinking of whether the...
Open Society
From Plato on, the idea of an open society has entailed transparency, a capacity to respond, and a...