Alex González Ormerod
@alexgonzor.bsky.social
Editing The Mexico Political Economist—Mexican politics, policy, and markets for a global audience.
www.mxpe.org
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The security tightrope @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social is walking isn’t about balancing Trump’s demands on one side and Mexico’s needs on the other. It is about shared interests being thrown by politicking back in Washington and Mexico City
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The White House and Mexico Are Learning to Get Along
The two have agreed to cooperate closely on the most politically sensitive issue, writes Alex González Ormerod.
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September 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The security tightrope @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social is walking isn’t about balancing Trump’s demands on one side and Mexico’s needs on the other. It is about shared interests being thrown by politicking back in Washington and Mexico City
time.com/7314987/us-m...
time.com/7314987/us-m...
This is the craziest story in Mexico right now… and it’s just the beginning.
www.mxpe.org/p/how-pemex-...
www.mxpe.org/p/how-pemex-...
Mexico's oil company is in trouble. Here's what happend
Mexico's State-owned oil company went from hero to zero. What went so wrong?
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August 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This is the craziest story in Mexico right now… and it’s just the beginning.
www.mxpe.org/p/how-pemex-...
www.mxpe.org/p/how-pemex-...
Mexico’s very progressive human rights laws weren’t designed for a one-party government
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www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-wea...
Mexico weaponises human rights
Critics are silenced as government officials are seen to rule in their own self-interest.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Mexico’s very progressive human rights laws weren’t designed for a one-party government
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-wea...
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-wea...
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After a single person dictatorship, and one-party rule, Mexico has the third worst form of government.
As president Sheinbaum mulls an electoral reform, now’s a good time to remember how terrible—and unreformable—Mexico’s political system is.
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-pol...
As president Sheinbaum mulls an electoral reform, now’s a good time to remember how terrible—and unreformable—Mexico’s political system is.
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-pol...
The dictatorship of political parties in Mexico
The Mexican political system is set up to protect its many political parties over all else.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
After a single person dictatorship, and one-party rule, Mexico has the third worst form of government.
As president Sheinbaum mulls an electoral reform, now’s a good time to remember how terrible—and unreformable—Mexico’s political system is.
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-pol...
As president Sheinbaum mulls an electoral reform, now’s a good time to remember how terrible—and unreformable—Mexico’s political system is.
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-pol...
You really need to listen to this episode of Mexico: The Podcast
We're covering Mexico's 5 most famous people and you'll either hate or love this list. But you will absolutely learn something you didn't know about some of the most influential people in Mexican history
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjkl...
We're covering Mexico's 5 most famous people and you'll either hate or love this list. But you will absolutely learn something you didn't know about some of the most influential people in Mexican history
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjkl...
Mexico's 5 most famous people
YouTube video by The Mexico Political Economist
www.youtube.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You really need to listen to this episode of Mexico: The Podcast
We're covering Mexico's 5 most famous people and you'll either hate or love this list. But you will absolutely learn something you didn't know about some of the most influential people in Mexican history
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjkl...
We're covering Mexico's 5 most famous people and you'll either hate or love this list. But you will absolutely learn something you didn't know about some of the most influential people in Mexican history
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjkl...
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Can't get enough of Mexico: The Podcast?
Here's episode two, covering the promise and pitfalls of Mexican industrial policy. Now available on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BM5...
Here's episode two, covering the promise and pitfalls of Mexican industrial policy. Now available on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BM5...
Mexico's industrial policy is destined to fail
YouTube video by The Mexico Political Economist
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June 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Can't get enough of Mexico: The Podcast?
Here's episode two, covering the promise and pitfalls of Mexican industrial policy. Now available on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BM5...
Here's episode two, covering the promise and pitfalls of Mexican industrial policy. Now available on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BM5...
An entrepreneur or company expanding into Mexico has a lot to worry about. Labour unions are probably nowhere near the top of their concerns. This week showed, they probably should be.
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"Uber, meet unions": An unhappy introduction
MXPE Weekly Essentials ft. giving houses to squatters, a bright spot in US-Mexico cooperation, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.
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June 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
An entrepreneur or company expanding into Mexico has a lot to worry about. Labour unions are probably nowhere near the top of their concerns. This week showed, they probably should be.
www.mxpe.org/p/weelly-ess...
www.mxpe.org/p/weelly-ess...
Like a pernicious black mold, The Mexico Political Economist's content is spreading to other platforms.
You can now listen to our podcast—Mexico: The Podcast—on YouTube
Have a listen!
youtu.be/kjkFpeQfyLU?...
You can now listen to our podcast—Mexico: The Podcast—on YouTube
Have a listen!
youtu.be/kjkFpeQfyLU?...
Mexico does not matter
YouTube video by The Mexico Political Economist
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June 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Like a pernicious black mold, The Mexico Political Economist's content is spreading to other platforms.
You can now listen to our podcast—Mexico: The Podcast—on YouTube
Have a listen!
youtu.be/kjkFpeQfyLU?...
You can now listen to our podcast—Mexico: The Podcast—on YouTube
Have a listen!
youtu.be/kjkFpeQfyLU?...
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Mexico is on the verge of striking a big deal with the Trump admin. So president Sheinbaum must have been pulling out her hair last week as her party went up in a blaze of anti-US rhetoric. Here’s why everything got so out of hand:
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www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-wee...
Sheinbaum really needs her party to shut up
MXPE Weekly Essentials ft. import backdoor busted, diminishing returns in investments, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.
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June 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Mexico is on the verge of striking a big deal with the Trump admin. So president Sheinbaum must have been pulling out her hair last week as her party went up in a blaze of anti-US rhetoric. Here’s why everything got so out of hand:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-wee...
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-wee...
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Candidates are so unqualified to campaign that by the time a consultant contacted them, many had already been scammed.
This is what the lead up to Mexico’s judicial election has looked like for voters, candidates, and politicians:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-jud...
This is what the lead up to Mexico’s judicial election has looked like for voters, candidates, and politicians:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-jud...
Mexico’s judicial election: The campaign
Novice judges and useless politicians force civil society to prepare for Mexico’s most controversial election.
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May 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Candidates are so unqualified to campaign that by the time a consultant contacted them, many had already been scammed.
This is what the lead up to Mexico’s judicial election has looked like for voters, candidates, and politicians:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-jud...
This is what the lead up to Mexico’s judicial election has looked like for voters, candidates, and politicians:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-jud...
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For centuries governments have taxed those they consider to be second-class citizens. For just as long, the taxed have found ways to avoid paying. Republicans are in for a rude awakening
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Trump’s remittance tax won’t make any money
It will be a bonanza for the cartels though.
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May 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
For centuries governments have taxed those they consider to be second-class citizens. For just as long, the taxed have found ways to avoid paying. Republicans are in for a rude awakening
www.mxpe.org/p/trump-remi...
www.mxpe.org/p/trump-remi...
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It was a win-win agreement.
MrBeast got permission to film Mayan ruins, Mexico got access to millions in free publicity. How could anyone screw this up?
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MrBeast got permission to film Mayan ruins, Mexico got access to millions in free publicity. How could anyone screw this up?
www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
MXPE Weekly Essentials
Mexico’s war with YouTube’s biggest influencer, museums, telecoms fight, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.
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May 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It was a win-win agreement.
MrBeast got permission to film Mayan ruins, Mexico got access to millions in free publicity. How could anyone screw this up?
www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
MrBeast got permission to film Mayan ruins, Mexico got access to millions in free publicity. How could anyone screw this up?
www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
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You can't build an economy in your own image without breaking a few taboos. Mexico is going all out and is about to remake (or break) its entire economic system. Here's a breakdown of each of the major sectors president Sheinbaum is already revolutionising
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www.mxpe.org/p/plan-mexic...
A breakdown of Plan México, Sheinbaum’s flagship economic policy
The state of every sector Mexico is seeking to super-charge.
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May 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
You can't build an economy in your own image without breaking a few taboos. Mexico is going all out and is about to remake (or break) its entire economic system. Here's a breakdown of each of the major sectors president Sheinbaum is already revolutionising
www.mxpe.org/p/plan-mexic...
www.mxpe.org/p/plan-mexic...
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Mexico’s most revered holiday abroad is a non-event to Mexicans. Find out what happened and why it is that the US has become so enamored by it in this episode of Mexico: The Podcast (link in the comments)
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www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-pod...
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May 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Mexico’s most revered holiday abroad is a non-event to Mexicans. Find out what happened and why it is that the US has become so enamored by it in this episode of Mexico: The Podcast (link in the comments)
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-pod...
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-pod...
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When the government saw an amazing community run environmental project and tried its own quick and dirty fix. It was a disaster. There’s another way
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Timid quick-fixes paved the road to hell in Mexico
Genuine progress requires bold action, not piecemeal policy.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
When the government saw an amazing community run environmental project and tried its own quick and dirty fix. It was a disaster. There’s another way
www.mxpe.org/p/community-...
www.mxpe.org/p/community-...
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Mexico’s proposed telecoms reform—known as the “Censorship Bill”—was incredibly stupid. This is what it says about the country’s current politics:
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www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
MXPE Weekly Essentials
Censorship bill censored, mining undermined, auto tariff discounts, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.
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April 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Mexico’s proposed telecoms reform—known as the “Censorship Bill”—was incredibly stupid. This is what it says about the country’s current politics:
www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
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Pope Francis saw and spoke to a world in which the economy no longer serves ordinary people, inequality is soaring, and our natural world is in crisis. I spoke to @skynewsrss.bsky.social for @cafod.bsky.social on the legacy of a Pope who criticised an “economy that kills”
#PopeFrancis
#PopeFrancis
April 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Pope Francis saw and spoke to a world in which the economy no longer serves ordinary people, inequality is soaring, and our natural world is in crisis. I spoke to @skynewsrss.bsky.social for @cafod.bsky.social on the legacy of a Pope who criticised an “economy that kills”
#PopeFrancis
#PopeFrancis
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Unsure where Mexico stands with tariffs at the moment? MXPE Weekly Essentials has got you. Here's an update—and Mexico is on surprisingly good footing. Read all about it here:
www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
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MXPE Weekly Essentials
Where Mexico stands re:Trump tariffs now—and why it's promising news, an ill-advised oil ban, music censorship, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.
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April 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Unsure where Mexico stands with tariffs at the moment? MXPE Weekly Essentials has got you. Here's an update—and Mexico is on surprisingly good footing. Read all about it here:
www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
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Donald Trump has reposted an anti-fentanyl video produced by the Mexican government. Though well intentioned (and a relational coup for Mexico), hyperbolic warnings about drugs can actually be very counterproductive. Here’s why:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-dru...
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-dru...
April 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Donald Trump has reposted an anti-fentanyl video produced by the Mexican government. Though well intentioned (and a relational coup for Mexico), hyperbolic warnings about drugs can actually be very counterproductive. Here’s why:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-dru...
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-dru...
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“What’s truly unbelievable is that we’re now the ones defending the USMCA,”
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MXPE Weekly Essentials
Sheinbaum: The last neoliberal, murder falls, grocery war, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.
www.mxpe.org
March 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“What’s truly unbelievable is that we’re now the ones defending the USMCA,”
www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
www.mxpe.org/p/mxpe-weekl...
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@mexicope.bsky.social wasn’t originally going to cover the horrors discovered in Teuchitlán—tragically, none of this was new. That was, until the government opened its mouth.
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www.mxpe.org/p/sheinbaum-...
Claudia Sheinbaum is losing control
The Mexican president’s support is not as solid as it seems.
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March 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
@mexicope.bsky.social wasn’t originally going to cover the horrors discovered in Teuchitlán—tragically, none of this was new. That was, until the government opened its mouth.
www.mxpe.org/p/sheinbaum-...
www.mxpe.org/p/sheinbaum-...
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Listen to this episode of Mexico: The Podcast to discover the definitive answer as to whether Mexico is left wing or right wing.
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www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-pod...
Mexico confounds the left-right political spectrum
Listen now | A history of ideological contradiction makes it tough to decide whether Mexicans are really progressive or utterly conservative.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Listen to this episode of Mexico: The Podcast to discover the definitive answer as to whether Mexico is left wing or right wing.
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-pod...
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-pod...
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This is damage tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminium will do to *US industry*
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www.mxpe.org/p/us-tariffs...
The US fallout from tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminium
The biggest winner could be the Chinese auto industry.
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March 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is damage tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminium will do to *US industry*
www.mxpe.org/p/us-tariffs...
www.mxpe.org/p/us-tariffs...
Ongoing tariff threats *are the policy*
Explained how this will continue to work for Trump and Mexico in yesterday’s piece:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-tar...
Explained how this will continue to work for Trump and Mexico in yesterday’s piece:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-tar...
Mexican industry’s immediate reactions to tariffs
Mexico knows threats are Trump’s policy. It’s avoiding knee jerk retaliation.
www.mxpe.org
March 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ongoing tariff threats *are the policy*
Explained how this will continue to work for Trump and Mexico in yesterday’s piece:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-tar...
Explained how this will continue to work for Trump and Mexico in yesterday’s piece:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-tar...
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Mexico is largely fighting back by holding back. There is a very specific countdown to when it will actually have to respond though:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-tar...
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-tar...
Mexican industry’s immediate reactions to tariffs
Mexico knows threats are Trump’s policy. It’s avoiding knee jerk retaliation.
www.mxpe.org
March 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Mexico is largely fighting back by holding back. There is a very specific countdown to when it will actually have to respond though:
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-tar...
www.mxpe.org/p/mexico-tar...