Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast

In episode 129 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth discuss the arrest of former Chihuahua Attorney General César Jauregui on suspicion of treason, after an investigation found he may have allowed CIA agents to take part in an irregular raid on a suspected drug lab — a case that only came to light because the agents' vehicle fell off a cliff and expl...

In episode 128 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth open with their take on the repression in Jalisco, where Governor Pablo Lemus and Movimiento Ciudadano are under fire after state police brutally cracked down on a peaceful, family-friendly protest demanding clean water in Guadalajara. The hosts detail the detentions — including a Rappi delivery wor...

In episode 127 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth open with another case of U.S. interference — this time in Querétaro, where Governor Mauricio Kuri and Ambassador Ron Johnson broke ground on a police training academy without federal authorization. The hosts explain how this violates Mexico's National Security Law, which explicitly requires high-le...

In episode 126 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth opens with the Senate's approval of the dual nationality reform, which bars anyone with more than one citizenship from serving as president or governor. The hosts dismantle the criticism from Larry Rubin — a Republican operative and president of the American Society of Mexico — who went to the Senat...