The magazine that analyzes the power of Mexican municipalities in the economy, governance and Mexico's relationship with the world.

Monterrey should not wait until it ages to discover that its city was designed for young adults with cars. Population aging is often treated as a matter of pensions, hospitals or social programs. That reading is incomplete. When a city ages, everything changes: mobility, housing, employment, consumption, public space, health, security, care and the way territory is governed. Tokyo is an extreme but useful mirror. In 2025, Japan reached nearly 29.4% of its population aged 65 a

Mexico talks about retirement when it is already late. The conversation usually arrives when a person is already working, already in debt, already distrustful of taxes, already spending without method or already discovering that their future pension will not be enough to sustain the life they imagine. Then come campaigns, simulators, savings advice and calls for individual responsibility. The problem is that a culture of foresight cannot be improvised at age 40. It is formed

Queretaro can no longer celebrate growth without explaining how it will govern it. For years, the city became one of the most cited references of Mexican development: industry, housing, universities, services, relative security, arrival of companies and a narrative of order. But every fast-growing city faces a second test. Attracting is no longer enough. It must sustain. That is where Milan becomes an uncomfortable mirror. Not because Queretaro should look like Italy, nor bec

Mexico can sign agreements with the world and still lose the opportunity at a municipal counter. For decades, foreign policy was narrated from foreign ministries, embassies and official tours. That reading is no longer enough. The new global competition is also decided in ports, permits, industrial corridors, response times, urban security, energy, water, talent and institutional trust. That is where the municipality enters. The thesis is simple and uncomfortable: Mexican dip

The 2026 World Cup will not turn Mexico into a country of smart cities. It will reveal which of its cities truly know how to govern. That is the uncomfortable test. Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey will not only receive matches, tourists, international cameras, and consumer spending. They will also undergo an open-air urban audit. Every slow commute, every signage failure, every poorly coordinated operation, and every app that solves nothing will tell a deeper story:

The 3rd Brilliant Minds Festival By Enrique Michel Velasco 2026 opened a cultural, humanist and binational agenda to rethink Mexico’s relationship with its migrant communities. Mexico does not end at its border. It also lives in every migrant community that preserves its language, its culture, its symbols and its family memory far from the national territory. That was one of the central ideas that marked the 3rd Brilliant Minds Festival By Enrique Michel Velasco 2026, held at

Mexico may have trade agreements, a strategic border, industrial capacity and skilled labor. But without water, energy and well-planned land, nearshoring will remain a promise. That is the uncomfortable truth. The country’s next competitive advantage will not be only its proximity to the United States. It will be its ability to prove that its territories can sustain real investment: with available water, reliable megawatts, clear permits, productive land, sufficient drain

Mexico wants productive young people, stable families, more formality, and a sustainable demographic future. But it is asking all of that from a generation that works late, earns little, pays high rent, moves slowly, and raises children almost alone. The numbers do not add up. The problem of youth employment in Mexico is not only a labor issue. It is a failure of national design. The country artificially separated three decisions that, in real life, happen at the same tim

The Plan Mexico will not be measured by the decrees signed by the President. It will be measured by the permits municipalities are able to unlock. That is the uncomfortable truth. President Claudia Sheinbaum presented this week a strategy to accelerate investment, simplify procedures and provide greater certainty to productive capital. The official message is clear: Mexico wants to move faster. It wants to attract investment. It wants to organize industrial relocation. It

Mexico has an educational debt that almost never appears in official speeches: we train students to pass exams, but not always to make life decisions. A child can memorize historical dates, mathematical formulas, and the names of rivers. They can spend years copying definitions into a notebook. But too often, they reach adulthood without knowing how to create a budget, understand credit, save with purpose, protect themselves from debt, or grasp what it means not to save for