Month: June 2020
June 28, 2020
Costly Playthings
Luis Rubio Oil could have been a blessing -or the curse that López Velarde, a 19th century poet. ordained for Mexicans- but PEMEX is the grand ballast that is sinking...
June 21, 2020
Can He Win?
Luis Rubio In democracies with re-election, the advantages for the incumbent are more than evident. However, I daresay that, for now, many months distant, the U.S. presidential election is Biden’s...
June 15, 2020
Blame Politics for Mexico’s Recession, Not Just the Pandemic
Luis Rubio – Americas Quarterly – June 10, 2020 Mexico Blame Politics for Mexico’s Recession, Not Just the Pandemic The economy was shrinking long before the virus arrived. MEXICO CITY...
June 14, 2020
The old Sugar-mill Model
Luis Rubio For the President, Mexico should return to its roots and attain happiness through a pathway of negation. That’s the vision he extols in a video* about an old...
June 07, 2020
Leaders
Luis Rubio The ability to help individuals to frame and achieve their objectives and reach them, that which is called leadership, is perhaps the most transcending factor that makes all...
June 04, 2020
Prologue to Luis de la Calle: From the Economic and Equality Deficit to the Democratic Deficit
Prologue to Luis de la Calle: From the Economic and Equality Deficit to the Democratic Deficit* Prologue The world can appear static at times, but looking back, there is an...