The Sunset of Narcoheroes

El Financiero

Lean Right

Factuality

Ownership

Economy and society, a masterful text for the social sciences and modern politics, was reissued in Spanish by Colmex a few years ago. Dr. Gil Villegas commented on a phrase commonly cited in the country’s university classrooms—and outside of it—that changed its wording with the new edition. We all grew up with “The state is the legitimate monopoly of violence” when Weber meant “The state is the monopoly of legitimate violence.” This nuance is re…