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Militancy
Luis Rubio During her transition period, the president-elect was extremely cautious about how she would exercise power, especially given the large majorities with which Morena controls Congress. She was emphatic in protecting the rights of minorities. However, once in office, that change of tone disappeared from the map. Harmony disappeared, being replaced by renewed militancy. […]
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Power vs. State
Luis Rubio The government changed, but the problems remain, which does not mean that they can cease being attended to. Mexico has been experiencing a peculiar paradox for many years: an increasingly activist government with an increasingly weak State. Perhaps this is about a way of facing, or hiding, the true problem: the government increasingly […]
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Tax Reform?
Luis Rubio Every time a Mexican administration exceeds its budget, protests arise in the vein of levying additional taxes. To justify this, comparative statistics are invoked among (usually dissimilar) nations or exceptional circumstances. The easy part for a politician is to seek novel wellspring of resources instead of questioning how the existing ones are employed. […]
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Defying Gravity
Luis Rubio The story goes that Isaac Newton developed the theory of gravity when an apple fell on his head, and he asked why it fell rather than flew. Although fictitious, the anecdote serves to think about the way Mexico could progress and prosper or retrogress even further. President Sheinbaum has set clear goals for […]
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Rather Than Blame Trump, Mexico Should Look In The Mirror
WorldcrunchLuis RubioNovember 21, 2024 Will Mexico’s leftist government show pragmatism in dealing with the next U.S. administration or just keep bashing Donald Trump and watch the dismal effects on its economy, asks Mexican political commentator Luis Rubio. AMERICA ECONOMIA -Analysis- MEXICO CITY — U.S.-Mexico ties will always be complex: two nations that share a long border, […]
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Past and Future
Luis Rubio There is no better guide to determine whether a leadership connects with the circumstances of the country than gauge whether her vision of the past and of the future matches the budgetary reality. There is nothing more concrete than the content of the governmental budget, in that therein are shaped the priorities, the […]
As an observer, analyst, and columnist, it has been my purpose to share my views and perspectives about the key issues of our time and for the evolution of the world and of Mexico in particular.
I do not subscribe to any dogmas or labels of left and right; I fervently believe in the possibility and need to maintain a balance, which does not imply neutrality. Rather it is the constant and intentional search for different perspectives and explanations that allows me to adopt and defend clear and opinionated postures.
I was raised within a liberal milieu, my transit through the university years taught me about the political literature of the Left. Later, I studied the American “institutionalist” political currents and learned the essential economic concepts.
I never cease to read and listen. I change my point of view when I learn new things, get to know other factors or when the reality changes. This process results in analyses and proposals through which I attempt to contribute to the development of an open, liberal and inclusive society with the opportunities, but also the limitations, that come together with economic reality.
I do not own any absolute truth. When I write I strive to explain things to myself and to my readers in a solid and reasoned way so that even those that do not share my views would find them worth reading.
