You Can Find a Lot of Hope in Mexico’s Democracy
The Headlines Are Dire, But the Country’s Citizen-Run Elections Should Remain Trustworthy—And a Model for the Rest of the World
In these times of misinformation and mistrust, where might we find a way to restore trust in our elections and in our democracies?
There are two answers: in Mexico. And in ourselves.
You may be reading international news headlines about a Mexican conflict over democracy. There, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his congressional allies recently passed legislation to strip the country’s independent electoral authorities of some staffing and budget, as well as some of their power to police elections.
That is a troubling development. But the breathless news reports leave out crucial …
