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Rafael Ruiz Velasco earned a degree in Business Admininistration from the University of Anáhuac in México. He's passionate about development, project management, soccer, economics, and comic books.

Opinion

Mexican Presidential Candidate López Obrador’s Undeniable Connection to the Venezuelan Regime

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Jan 24, 2018 1,006
No matter how you look at it, the Venezuelan dictatorship--currently presided over by Nicolás Maduro, and imposed by Hugo Chávez in 1999--is indefensible. The country's annual inflation sits above 2,600%, more than half of the existing…
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Mexico

Five Ways Mexico Can Recover from the Earthquake while Strengthening Its Economy

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Sep 28, 2017 19
EspañolIt's necessary to clarify that the purpose of this article is not to politicize, under any circumstances, the tremendous natural catastrophe that was experienced in Mexico last September 19. Nothing will repair the human loss…
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Opinion

Earthquake Response Shows the True Strength of the Mexican People

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Sep 20, 2017 93
EspañolMexico has again been hit with adversity. On Tuesday, September 19, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook the capital and surrounding states of Morelos, Guerrero and Puebla. The death toll is currently at 217, and counting. The…
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Mexico

Mexico’s Morena Party Is Running a Campaign on False Hope. Don’t Buy Into It

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Mar 16, 2017 38
EspañolIt is no secret that Mexican politician Andrés Manuel López Obrador is in the presidential race in a real way, and has been planning for this moment for at least 12 years. But AMLO's desire to be president of the republic seems…
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North America

Protectionism Cannot Trump Basic Principles of Economics

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Jan 23, 2017 170
Español Donald Trump's break with the basic principles of economics is obvious to anyone that's been paying attention. "I’m a free trader," he dared to say back in June 2015, when announcing his candidacy for president. Since then,…
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North America

Pemex’s Fall: a Lesson for Mexico about the Market and the State

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Jan 3, 2017 500
Español"Pemex is not for sale," thousands of Mexicans chanted when they took to the streets to protest against the energy reform that began its long legislative journey in early 2013. The reform is stumbling today, and is beginning to…
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North America

Raising the Minimum Wage, the Quintessential Populist Promise

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Dec 25, 2016 30
Español "You are to avoid things which appear wrong even though they may not be wrong." This is a famous popular saying of Latin American culture that invites you to avoid unnecessary problems when attempting to carry out some action…
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Featured

How Orwell’s Animal Farm Predicted Castro’s Cuba

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Nov 30, 2016 1,055
Español George Orwell defined himself as a socialist, perhaps because he was never able to witness the true results of that ideology. At the time of his death, in 1950, the clearest example of those policies was undoubtedly Stalinism…
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Mexico

What the Mexican Revolution Can Teach Us About Social Justice 100 Years Later

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Nov 23, 2016 368
EspañolThis Monday, November 20th marked the 106th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution — the beginning of the most important armed conflict in Mexico's contemporary history, which established the socio-economic framework on which the…
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United States

What Mexico Can Learn from the US Elections

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Nov 9, 2016 2
EspañolThe United States presidential campaign has had a profound effect on Mexico's political life and public perspective, in a way perhaps never before seen in history. The love-hate relationship between Mexico and its neighbor to …
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Mexico

Mexico’s Zapatistas Embrace Democracy A Little Too Late

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Oct 20, 2016 65
EspañolThe North American Free Trade Agreement kicked off in 1994 with sky-high expectations. Mexico's federal government, lead by then-President Carlos Salinas, said the agreement would open the doors of the country to the first…
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North America

Pick Your Poison: Hillary and Trump Are Both Bad News for Mexico

Rafael Ruiz Velasco Sep 9, 2016 3
EspañolMéxico's two most hated political figures gathered at the presidential residence of Los Pinos last Wednesday: US Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. I must confess that, at…
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