Archive - The Mexico Political Economist

Mexico builds a police state

Authoritarian surveillance laws and a weak State make for criminals’ delight.

Jul 2

June 2025

Business has the key to Latin American integration

Companies do the region way better than Mexico’s diplomats.

Jun 25

Mexico’s conservatism has made it a tech laggard

To succeed, entrepreneurs must overcome prejudice against what makes Mexico great.

Jun 18

More Mexico could improve African lives

Mexico-Africa relations would also do well to get rid of US and European intermediaries.

Jun 11

Mexico’s judicial election: A vote robbed of credibility

A convoluted vote count forced Mexico to fly blind on its historic judicial election. That should worry every democratically minded Mexican.

Jun 2

May 2025

Mexico’s judicial election: The campaign

Novice judges and useless politicians force civil society to prepare for Mexico’s most controversial election.

May 28

Trump’s remittance tax won’t make any money

It will be a bonanza for the cartels though.

May 21

A breakdown of Plan México, Sheinbaum’s flagship economic policy

The state of every sector Mexico is seeking to super-charge.

May 14

Mexico’s single most important economic policy

A primer on Plan México, a potentially revolutionary new industrial policy.

May 7

April 2025

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