Author: E. Adrian Calcaneo

Incertidumbre Democrática

La prueba más determinante para una democracia madura es la capacidad de ésta para poder brindar la certidumbre necesaria para que las distintas fuerzas políticas acaten los resultados aunque estos no le sean favorables. Es cierto, siempre existirán malos perdedores que busquen rescatar su supervivencia política con teorías de conspiración y demás ataques a las instituciones. Es responsabilidad de éstas, sin embargo, el poder atender todas y cada uno de los cuestionamientos presentados y aclararlos de una manera que de certidumbre y definición a los resultados.

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The Electoral Tribunal Decision

August 30th, 2012 is a day that will define the future of Mexico for the decades to come. If the electoral tribunal, as expected, ratifies the Election of Enrique Peña Nieto as President, the return of the so called “new PRI” is imminent. This new wave of the old party promises a plethora of changes that could allow Mexico to finally take full advantage of its potential. Particular attention should be placed on the potential opening of the Energy Sector to foreign investment and the liberalization of obsolete labor laws.Promises are, however, only that, it would be now up...

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Cinco de Mayo

Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico’s Independence Day. While brewing companies should be partly blamed, it is astonishing that most Americans, with Texans in particular, have such a mediocre knowledge of their neighbor to the south.

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