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Category Archives: Mexico
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Mexico
Stephen Turner‘s (b. 1951) idea of convenient beliefs runs at full multipolar-strategic speed right now in the National Palace, the Foreign Ministry, the Pemex boardrooms, and the quiet back-channels with Washington, Beijing, and the rest of Latin America. The U.S.-Israeli … Continue reading
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The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Mexico’s Master Institutions
Mexico’s high-status actors do not compete for power by openly claiming it. They compete by invoking moral languages that frame their authority as necessary for justice, sovereignty, order, or national transformation. This is the core insight of David Pinsof‘s Alliance … Continue reading
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Will Iran’s Regime Survive?
Gemini: Based on the geopolitical and economic landscape as of early 2026, the survival of the Iranian clerical establishment (often referred to as the “mullah regime”) appears increasingly precarious. While the regime retains a monopoly on violence that likely ensures … Continue reading
Will Trump Attack The Mexican Cartels?
I like the Venezuela attack. I don’t support it, but I like it. If Obama or Biden had done this, I would have hated it. This is my aesthetic reaction to politics. I enjoy the spectacle of American power asserting … Continue reading
The 43
According to Wikipedia: “On September 26, 2014, 43 male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College were forcibly taken and then disappeared in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. They were allegedly taken into custody by local police members from Cocula and Iguala, … Continue reading
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Mexico’s Congress Seems Oppressively White
More: * Whites like Del Toro sit as a thin film at the top of Mexican society, much as Jews do in the US. In both cases, the .7-1.0 SD difference in IQ at the group level leads to several … Continue reading
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Bribing The Press
Comments at Steve Sailer: * It would seem to me that Mexico is just practicing a less sophisticated form of message control that is commensurate with its generally lower standard of living, i.e. outright bribes in the form of advertising … Continue reading
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The Past As Prologue: Mexican Repatriation
From Wikipedia: The Mexican Repatriation was the mass deportation of ½-2 million people from the United States to Mexico between 1929 and 1936.[1][2] Widely blamed for exacerbating the overall economic downturn,[3] Mexicans were further targeted because of “the proximity of … Continue reading
Mexico First
Comments: * In other news, the NYT reported that the president of Mexico “reiterated his commitment to protect the interests of Mexico and the Mexican people.” The New York Times declined to condemn President Nieto’s “Mexico First” policy, and did … Continue reading
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What will be in Trump’s immigration speech?
Giuliani and Sessions will go with Trump to Mexico City tomorrow, per campaign source. @JenniferJJacobs calls them the Three Amigos. Olé! — David Martosko (@dmartosko) August 31, 2016 Comments at Steve Sailer: * It may be that Trump’s intent is … Continue reading