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

By: Rafael Ruiz Velasco - Mar 16, 2017, 1:20 pm

It is no secret that Mexican politician Andrés Manuel López Obrador is in the presidential race in a real way,…

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Protectionism Cannot Trump Basic Principles of Economics

By: Rafael Ruiz Velasco - Jan 23, 2017, 12:48 pm

Donald Trump’s break with the basic principles of economics is obvious to anyone that’s been paying attention. “I’m a free…

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

By: Rafael Ruiz Velasco - Jan 3, 2017, 1:34 pm

“Pemex is not for sale,” thousands of Mexicans chanted when they took to the streets to protest against the energy…

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Raising the Minimum Wage, the Quintessential Populist Promise

By: Rafael Ruiz Velasco - Dec 25, 2016, 10:29 pm

“You are to avoid things which appear wrong even though they may not be wrong.” This is a famous…

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How Orwell's Animal Farm Predicted Castro's Cuba

By: Rafael Ruiz Velasco - Nov 30, 2016, 5:19 pm

George Orwell defined himself as a socialist, perhaps because he was never able to witness the true results of…

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

By: Rafael Ruiz Velasco - Nov 23, 2016, 10:36 am

This Monday, November 20th marked the 106th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution — the beginning of the most important armed…