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  • A Blunt Message To My Fellow Mexicans About Trump’s “Dreaded” Return

    AMERICA ECONOMIA – English edition • Worldcrunch Luis Rubio January 20, 2025-Analysis- U.S.-Mexico-relations Mexico must dial down the nationalism in dealing with Donald Trump, and try to think instead how it might use his intransigence to solve some of its biggest problems — like massive, unchecked crime. MEXICO CITY — There is no bigger challenge for […]

  • Trump

    Luis Rubio Tomorrow Donald Trump will be inaugurated as President of the United States. He was elected in compliance with all the requisites imposed by the law of his country and obtained an absolute majority not only in the Electoral College, but also in the popular vote. No one in his country disputes the legitimacy […]

  • The New Challenge

    Luis Rubio There is no greater challenge for Mexico than its relationship with the United States, a matter not only crucial for obvious reasons, but also recurrent throughout Mexico’s history.  However, as of today, the true question is not about what Trump wants, but instead about what Mexico requires: two very distinct perspectives. Trump has […]

  • Now, Reality

    Luis Rubio All the world’s governments initiate their mandate with great political as well as physical investments and of resources to lay the foundation of their project: narrative, legislation and budget. Once the bases are established, these instruments are deployed in the form of bills, developments, constructions and a plethora of political activity, all oriented […]

  • Freedom

    Luis Rubio Freedom is an ever-scarcer commodity. In contrast with other key factors for the development of a nation, such as education and health, freedom is the factor that strengthens both the citizenry and society at large. A nation of free people is a nation with potential for growth and development. As Allan Bloom once […]

  • My Readings

    Luis Rubio “The ultimate gift of conscious life is a sense of the mystery that encompasses it”Lewis Mumford Knowledge advances at such speed that it is only possible to grasp some sample nuggets of it, but while some of these are truly revealing, the sensation always remains that one learns more but knows less. Here […]

  • Militancy

    Luis Rubio During her transition period, the president-elect was extremely cautious about how she would exercise power, especially given the large majorities with which Morena controls Congress. She was emphatic in protecting the rights of minorities. However, once in office, that change of tone disappeared from the map. Harmony disappeared, being replaced by renewed militancy. […]

  • Power vs. State

    Luis Rubio The government changed, but the problems remain, which does not mean that they can cease being attended to. Mexico has been experiencing a peculiar paradox for many years: an increasingly activist government with an increasingly weak State.   Perhaps this is about a way of facing, or hiding, the true problem: the government increasingly […]

  • Tax Reform?

    Luis Rubio Every time a Mexican administration exceeds its budget, protests arise in the vein of levying additional taxes. To justify this, comparative statistics are invoked among (usually dissimilar) nations or exceptional circumstances. The easy part for a politician is to seek novel wellspring of resources instead of questioning how the existing ones are employed. […]

  • Defying Gravity

    Luis Rubio The story goes that Isaac Newton developed the theory of gravity when an apple fell on his head, and he asked why it fell rather than flew. Although fictitious, the anecdote serves to think about the way Mexico could progress and prosper or retrogress even further. President Sheinbaum has set clear goals for […]


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