Month: January 2019
January 27, 2019
Narrative and government
Luis Rubio According to the historian Micah Goodman, the difference between animals and humans is that the former live exclusively in the present and act instinctively, while humans think and...
January 20, 2019
Rancor and Animosities
Luis Rubio Live by the sword, goes the saying, die by the sword. In this manner, storm clouds- in the form of animosities, rancor, disqualifications and contempt- have ushered in...
January 17, 2019
Why AMLO’s Attempt to Centralize Power Comes at a Cost
AMERICAS QUARTERLY BY LUIS RUBIO | JANUARY 16, 2019 The Mexican president’s revolution speeds on, with little regard for the consequences. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has a nostalgic vision of the...
January 13, 2019
Government or Revolution?
Luis Rubio In the historical vision of the Left, the government was not the product of an election but rather as the result of a revolution or, in any case,...
January 06, 2019
Now’s the Time
Luis Rubio The sum of the expectations, demands and needs of the population do not allow the new government much leeway. A month after his inauguration, Andrés Manuel López Obrador...