The Mexico Political Economist
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Mexican politics, policy, and markets for a global audience—without the politicking.
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In an incredibly divided world, this story is mind blowing. Mexico has struck an almost perfect balance amidst the most contentious crisis in recent history. And it’s all happened because the Mexican government has acted almost entirely in its self-interest.
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Why Israel and Palestine both love Mexico
Beyond its apparent neutrality, Mexico has a deep and bizarre relationship with the region.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
In an incredibly divided world, this story is mind blowing. Mexico has struck an almost perfect balance amidst the most contentious crisis in recent history. And it’s all happened because the Mexican government has acted almost entirely in its self-interest.
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This is the craziest story in Mexico right now… and it’s just the beginning.
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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.
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Mexico's companies have reaped the benefits of structural tailwinds over the past few years—rising remittances, better wages... Fate seems to be blowing the other way now.
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Largest remittance drop since 2012 is not why Mexican retail is stalling
MXPE Weekly Essentials ft. income redistribution, SpaceX debris, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.
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August 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Mexico's companies have reaped the benefits of structural tailwinds over the past few years—rising remittances, better wages... Fate seems to be blowing the other way now.
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Mexico’s very progressive human rights laws weren’t designed for a one-party government
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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 2:38 PM
Mexico’s very progressive human rights laws weren’t designed for a one-party government
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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.
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As president Sheinbaum mulls an electoral reform, now’s a good time to remember how terrible—and unreformable—Mexico’s political system is.
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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.
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El Chapo's lawyer has some questionable takes about Mexico. It doesn't mean president Sheinbaum should be lured into his traps. Read about Mexico's strategy regarding last week's warning shots from Trump and Jeff Litchman—two men united by a common thread.
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What Trump and El Chapo’s lawyer have in common
MXPE Weekly Essentials ft. Mexican companies gang up in AT&T, former president accused, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
El Chapo's lawyer has some questionable takes about Mexico. It doesn't mean president Sheinbaum should be lured into his traps. Read about Mexico's strategy regarding last week's warning shots from Trump and Jeff Litchman—two men united by a common thread.
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The US Treasury’s ban on 3 Mexican banks has sent ripples across the economy and politics. But how important were they to cartel money moving ops? MxPE Weekly Essentials explains:
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How cartels move dirty money
MXPE Weekly Essentials ft. fallout from US Treasury bank bank, Mexico sneaks in tariffs by another name, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.
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June 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The US Treasury’s ban on 3 Mexican banks has sent ripples across the economy and politics. But how important were they to cartel money moving ops? MxPE Weekly Essentials explains:
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You really need to listen to this episode of Mexico: The Podcast. 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
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June 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
You really need to listen to this episode of Mexico: The Podcast. 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
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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
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Here's episode two, covering the promise and pitfalls of Mexican industrial policy. Now available on YouTube
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Mexico's industrial policy is destined to fail
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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...
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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.
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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!
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You can now listen to our podcast—Mexico: The Podcast—on YouTube
Have a listen!
youtu.be/kjkFpeQfyLU?...
Mexico does not matter
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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?...
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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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:
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Mexico’s judicial elections weren’t just about politics. Here’s an initial breakdown of the economic and business consequences it will have:
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Economic consequences of Mexico's new elected judges
MXPE Weekly Essentials ft. unwanted military interventions, banking investment, transparency in Yucatán, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Mexico’s judicial elections weren’t just about politics. Here’s an initial breakdown of the economic and business consequences it will have:
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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:
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This is what the lead up to Mexico’s judicial election has looked like for voters, candidates, and politicians:
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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:
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This is what the lead up to Mexico’s judicial election has looked like for voters, candidates, and politicians:
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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
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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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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
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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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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)
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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
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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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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:
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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:
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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:
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Mexico’s negotiation with Trump pales in comparison to the massive and completely unexpected tax haul the Sheinbaum administration has produced this year. Find out how she did it:
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Mexico’s tax authority is the government’s secret weapon
A historic tax haul is covered in the fingerprints of the government's most quietly powerful man.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Mexico’s negotiation with Trump pales in comparison to the massive and completely unexpected tax haul the Sheinbaum administration has produced this year. Find out how she did it:
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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:
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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:
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“I’m not losing any sleep over the tariffs. The US doesn’t have the capacity to replace Mexico.”
Here’s why:
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Here’s why:
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Optimism still reigns across Mexico’s auto industry
Tariffs don’t scare Mexican automakers; the US needs them more than it thinks.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“I’m not losing any sleep over the tariffs. The US doesn’t have the capacity to replace Mexico.”
Here’s why:
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Here’s why:
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