Crime in Mexico – El Mencho A general overview of crime in Mexico from somebody who has lived here since 1986.
Nepotism in Mexico
A review of the problem of nepotim in Mexican government, politics, and control.
Life-in-Mexico
Paying the Mafia for the Right to Exist
Paying the Mafia for the Right to Exist explains how bad actors charge street merchants for the right to work on the street, and how this works in one market.
Mexico´s fight with Socialism
Mexico´s fight with Socialism some views about the situation in Mexico with socialistic tendencies.
Mexico City Subway Problems Updated 2/24
Mexico City Subway Problems reports are now coming in that there are more and more places where the elevated Metro has structural problems.
- See Inspection finds problems in rest of Mexico City subway line – ABC News
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See Inspection finds problems in rest of Mexico City subway line – AP News
What ISIS and Mexican Cartels have in Common
ISIS and Mexican Cartels in Common is a commentary on an article by this name in alternet.org.
Pragmatics, Immigration, and Democrats
Pragmatics, Immigration, and Democrats explains some background understanding about Latino immigrates and their pragmaticism, and how this interacts with the Democratic Party give-aways. In our previous post, we looked at how dangerous Mexico is, and we examined the cartel aspect of life in Mexico. Now we want to turn to the philosophical reasons behind this phenomenon. Why are these people like this?
This article was originally written on June 1, 2017.
Claudia Sheinbaum Mexico’s New President
Claudia Sheinbaum Mexico’s New President some thoughts about Mexico’s new president-elect.
Mexican Shadow Economy
An article on Mexico’s hidden shadow economy.
Mexico has a new President
Mexico has a new President, Claudia Sheinbaum. She follows the social positions of Manual López Obrador.