Mexico will elect a new president on July 1. I confess to following the campaign about as closely as I'm following the general election in Turkey on June 24, which is not too closely.Even so, I've been impressed how the leading candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has lit up a populist brush fire by vowing …
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Why is Mexico Mexico and Iceland Iceland?
The differences are legion, but respect forthe rule of law may be the most telling Whenever Stew and I travel to a so-called First World country, returning to Mexico, our home for almost 12 years, is invariably a shock. The taxi ride from the Mexico City North bus station to the airport, or vice-versa, is an …
How violence looks from the other side
Violence in Mexico is the inescapable question every time we visit the U.S. Aren't you scared? Are you safe? Ever thought of coming back to the good ol' U.S.A.? Surely, you must have considered it! Where would you go?Ten years ago, when we announced our plan to move to Mexico, Charlotte, a good friend, reacted …
A brief introduction to how Mexico's law enforcement system operates
Latest attraction at Mexico's oldest theme park.When Americans can't quite explain a situation or event, they might just say, "Oh, you had to be there!"And so it is with Americans who might be baffled by the stupendous inefficiency and corruption of Mexico's law enforcement system, which allowed the July 11 escape of the world's most …
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