Month: March 2014
March 30, 2014
The Big Leagues
Luis Rubio The reforms that began last year place Mexico, potentially, in the world’s big leagues, there where the players are professionals and the game rules transparent. The mere opportunity...
March 23, 2014
A Future
Luis Rubio About 25 years back, Mariano Grondona, perspicacious Argentinean observer, explained his skepticism about the liberalizing reforms of that era. His argument was two-fold: on the one hand, he...
March 16, 2014
Vignettes and Trends
Luis Rubio Reality is constructed on the accumulation of actions and inactions, decisions and omissions. What follows are some observations of the current Mexican moment: 1. The capture of “El...
March 09, 2014
Tertiary Law
Luis Rubio First they approved the constitutional laws, now all efforts are concentrated on secondary laws, the so-called implementing legislation. Then will come the most...
March 02, 2014
Now What
Luis Rubio The detention of drug lord “El Chapo” Guzmán is of enormous importance but its transcendence will depend on what’s done here on out. It is still premature to...