Tag: Institutions
Regime Change
Mark Twain said that "the first part of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance;...
A Nation of Individuals
When Plutarco Elías-Calles proposed the need to "cease being a country of political bosses or caudillos so as...
The “And Why Me?”
Some days ago, José Luis Reyna touched a sore spot when he differentiated between democratic from authoritarian regimes:...
Pact and Democracy
In some philosophical circles, there is an old debate on the efficacy of a long-standing mode of Chinese...
Leadership
Lao Tzu, the father of Taoism, said that "he who does not trust enough, will not be trusted"....
Institutions
According to Lord Byron, “A thousand years may scarce form a State. An hour may lay it in...
Civility
Beyond the result, what was impacting about the election in Spain two weeks ago was the civility of...
Exceptional Nations
Alexis de Tocqueville, the famous French thinker and politician, coined the idea that certain countries would be exceptional,...
The PRI Gene
The PRI victory engages many possible explanations but, beyond the specific situation –the performance of the last two...
World of confusions
“Confusion of goals and perfection of means”, wrote Einstein, “seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age”. It...