Mexico just signed a deal with Brazil to model its healthcare reform on Brazil’s SUS. Brazil’s system is genuinely impressive — and still deeply flawed. Here’s what Mexico would have to do to get there, and whether any of it matters for American expats in Baja. [ Read More... ]
Mexico is loud. Not accidentally loud — structurally, culturally, institutionally loud. Here’s what the data says about why, why it won’t change, and how to sleep through it anyway. [ Read More... ]
Hundreds of Americans have built homes on rented or ejido land in Baja and lost everything. Here’s why it happens, what the law actually says, and the one scenario where it might make sense anyway. [ Read More... ]
Mexico estate planning for foreign property owners: what a Mexican will covers, what your fideicomiso actually controls, what happens when you die without either, and why the whole thing is a theatrical performance you still have to do. [ Read More... ]
A tourist was shot at Teotihuacán and the comments section went full predictable. Both sides missed the point. Here’s what the data actually says about violence and safety in Baja. [ Read More... ]
Every Mexican bureaucratic transaction requires a stack of documents, an hour of waiting, and a 40% chance they send you home for one wrong detail. There’s a reason for that. It’s not incompetence. It’s a low-trust system doing exactly what it was designed to do. [ Read More... ]
Most American retirees in Baja can legally keep their US tax residency, pay nothing to Mexico, and pocket $10,000+ a year. Here’s how it works. [ Read More... ]
Mexico’s new housing program is landing in Ensenada with 3,128 units. Here’s what it does to the local market, why gringos can’t buy one, and whether Sheinbaum’s bigger bet is working. [ Read More... ]
New York is losing its mind over Zohran Mamdani’s plan for five city-owned grocery stores. Mexico has been running 25,000 of them. Here’s what actually happens when the government competes on staples. [ Read More... ]
Hundreds of thousands of Americans live in Mexico with no visa, no residency card, and no legal right to be there. Here’s what that actually costs you. [ Read More... ]
