This episode was initially published in early april 2020

The discussion begins at 10:00

Our first guest speaker is Ricardo Vollbrechthausen, Pingry class of 2012. Ricardo studied neurobiology at Columbia University, and is now living and working in Mexico. In particular, we will dive into Mexico’s strengths and weaknesses, and how they impact the lives of their citizens as well as US foreign policy.  Issues will include corruption, brain-drain, slow economic growth, poor monetary policy, and more. We will also analyze how Mexico will be affected by the new USMCA trade deal, and how president López Obrador (“AMLO”) has led the country. We will also compare and contrast how and why Mexico's response to the coronavirus has been so different to most other countries. 

As the president of the Politics Club, I acknowledge Political bias is unavoidable. Regardless, the Politics Club leaders and I will make all attempts to present objective facts to our audience and provide counterpoints to ensure that no views go unchallenged. To ensure a neutral perspective we have students of opposing political views researching for each episode. If you’d like to share your views on the podcast or suggest a topic for us to discuss, please email me: mbrotman2021@pingry.org.

A special thanks to our guest, Ricardo Vollbrecthausen

Researchers: Marcus Brotman, Sean Lyons, Micah Elwyn

Editor: Marcus Brotman

Cover Art: Chris Ticas

Intro and outro music: Max Brotman

Advisor: Ms. Davlin

This Podcast is produced by the Politics Club of the Pingry School, however, any views or ideas discussed on the show are not representative of the Pingry School, only those individuals.