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Month: March 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...

Mexico Viewed from Washington

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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...

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...

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...

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...