Month: February 2019
February 24, 2019
Face to face
Luis Rubio The numbers do not lie, but they tell two very different stories. On the one hand, the president enjoys an unprecedented level of approval; a parallel indicator, that...
February 17, 2019
Security and Government
Luis Rubio Groucho Marx, a comedian of the last century, said it with absolute clarity: “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and...
February 15, 2019
The Pemex Downgrade Was a Warning. Is AMLO Listening?
AMERICAS QUARTERLY – FEBRUARY 14, 2019 Mexico’s president has so far governed as if by fiat. If he doesn’t heed market warnings, he may be in for a rude...
February 10, 2019
Regime of exception
Luis Rubio Public security is a sine qua non condition for the development of the country and the issue that most concerns citizens. The problem is not new, but all...
February 03, 2019
Checks and Balances
Luis Rubio One way of thinking about what is to come is to contrast what the new government says that it wants to achieve and what...