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Here is the link to the Youtube Channel of the Department of Economics at the Universidad Iberoamericana where researchers analyze the facts in the Mexican economy. Take a look 👁️ @ibero_economia
youtube.com/@economiaibe...
A must read for all of my Latin American friends. Well, there’s nothing really new here that you can’t already imagine or studied. It’s well argued and a nice piece for potentially classes www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
New publication out open source!
Limitations of Collaborative Governance Within Mexico's Highly Disbalanced Federalist System, now published in The Politics of COVID-19 in Mexico (Routledge, 2025). www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
Americas Quarterly
@AmerQuarterly
NEW: How should Mexico respond to President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose a 25% tariff on imports from its southern neighbor? Retaliation isn’t the only option,
www.americasquarterly.org/article/trum...
So future research questions include if Billionaires are Hijacking Democracy? Is the U.S. electoral system designed to keep a check billionaires' influence? Without electoral reforms, will public policy continue to serve the ultra-wealthy over working-class Americans? Will public policy mater?
we know Populism Breeds in Inequality:
When voters feel ignored, populists step in. They promise tax cuts or redistribution without fixing fiscal policy. Inequality grows, democracy dies. #Populism #ElectoralReform
So is Electoral Reform Urgent?
Ranked-choice voting? Proportional Electoral College? Nice ideas—but unless we tackle inequality for those earning $400K+, reforms won’t fix the imbalance of power in U.S. democracy and their influence... but can they help with growth?
Campaign Money Warps Policy:
The 2024 election wasn’t just about votes—it was about billionaires. Democrats raised from millions of people ; Musk offered $1M for petitions. Until we fix campaign financing and regulation.... Elections will service the rich. #DemocracyAtRisk
Fiscal Illusion & Democracy’s Decline:
When federal taxes centralize revenue but cut public goods, the system creates a "fiscal illusion." Populist leaders exploit this, but voters pay the price in weakened services. Sound familiar?
during the election but too late for application or changes to the structure came here www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Where's the Media?
Biden and Harris reportedly got campaign boosts from ~15 billionaires each. Yet, few outlets questioned what that means for public trust and governance. Who’s really calling the shots? #CampaignFinance
Populism's Dangerous Appeal:
Trump’s tax cuts wooed non-college voters by offering short-term relief while starving public goods funding. Populism thrives on these "easy fixes," but democracy falters without structural reform. #TaxPolicy
A Shared Struggle:
A teacher in the Midwest making $50K and a coastal worker making $100K+ share grievances about housing and healthcare. Yet, the ultra-rich skew policies in their favor, leaving both behind. #MiddleClassCrisis
Inflation Hurts Unequally:
Inflation disproportionately affects the working class, yet policies focus on the wealthy earning $400K+. When billionaires fund campaigns, their priorities—not the public's—dominate the discourse. #EconomicInequality
U.S. no longer operates under median voter theory. Instead, a binomial economic divide dominates: most voters fall between $50K-$400K annually and those that make $400 or more include the ultra-wealthy that control elections through campaign financing. This isn't democracy—it's oligarchy-lite
So let's see how effective this platform is... I did this interview pre-election describing the US economy and have some thoughts since. The interview was conducted in Spanish but my thoughts are in English below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLBt...
