Mexico
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has completed nearly five months of his presidency, and the question of security and the ongoing drug war violence are not going away. Analyzing the violence statistics and finding trends is not easy. Plus, there’s the political factor. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published April [...]
Continue reading about Mexico’s Ongoing (and Contested) Murder Statistics
Mexico is often presented both by its defenders and its detractors (for different reasons) as a poverty-stricken country. Well, Mexico is poor compared to the United States. But it’s not a poor country by world standards. And there are plenty of wealthy Mexicans, including many millionaires. And even some billionaires (dollars, not pesos). Forbes Magazine annually [...]
Nature abhors a vacuum. In human society, if one group doesn’t take control another will. This is what has occurred in the area around Ayutla, a town in Mexico’s mountainous Guerrero state, south of Mexico City. For entire article, read here. Article by Allan Wall, published on Mexidata.info on Feb. 11th, 2013.
Continue reading about In Guerrero, Mexico, Locals Take Up Arms Against Gangsters
With a new calendar year, and a new president in Mexico (Enrique Pena Nieto took office on December 1st, 2012), Mexico’s abysmal security situation is under analysis. The analysis of murder statistics in Mexico has become a method of analyzing the situation. It’s rather morbid when you think about it, as these statistics represent real [...]
Continue reading about Mexico’s Reported Decrease in the Murder Rate
My family and I have returned safely from our yearly Christmas trip to Mexico, to the metropolitan area in which we formerly resided and in which my wife’s family still resides. We had long waits at the border both entering and leaving Mexico. Why? For the entire blog entry, click here. Article by Allan Wall, [...]
The end of one calendar year and the beginning of another is an occasion for reflection and analysis. This is certainly the case for Mexico, which has a new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, who began a six-year term on December 1st. How will a Pena Nieto presidency be different from the previous Felipe Calderon administration? [...]
Continue reading about Mexico (and the World) Rings Out 2012 and Rings in 2013
The long-awaited date of December 21st, 2012 is nearly upon us, with international hysteria continuing over a supposed Maya prophecy. Yet the purveyors of the hysteria (some of whom have made a fair sum of money) aren’t even in agreement. Is it the destruction of the planet or “just” the destruction of civilization? Others have [...]
Continue reading about Maya Calendar Hysteria – December 21st Almost Here
The hysteria has been building up for years, based on the belief that a Maya prophecy foretells the end of the world on December 21st, 2012. Even the purveyors of the hysteria, some of whom have made a lot of money, can’t agree on what is actually to occur. Some say the world will be [...]
On December 1st, 2012, Enrique Peña Nieto was inaugurated as President of Mexico, and he followed up with a busy first week in office . First impressions are important in politics, and the success, or perception of success, of a new president can affect his entire term. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan [...]
Continue reading about Enrique Pena Nieto’s First Week as President of Mexico
On December 1st, 2012, Enrique Pena Nieto became the President of Mexico, replacing Felipe Calderon, who had been president since 2006. The President of Mexico has a six-year term, and cannot be reelected. Pena Nieto won the 2012 Mexican election held on July 1st. Mexico has a five-month long transitional period between election and inauguration, [...]
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