Easter is often said to be a time of reflection.  It certainly is for any mind even vaguely curious about Christianity (even as not more than an amazingly world-shaping idea) during what Mexicans call Semana Santa/Semana de Pascua and English-speakers of the world term the “Easter Season.”

Mexico’s middle class is now the “new majority,” according to the authors of a new, and much-quoted book, “Mexico: A Middle Class Society, Poor No More, Developed Not Yet.” The authors, economist and Mexico’s former undersecretary of Trade, Luis de la Calle, and Luis Rubio, former advisor to Mexico’s secretary of Treasury, write that “Even though there is no consensus on what exactly constitutes the middle class, there is no doubt that a significant portion of the Mexican population behaves and perceives itself as one.” This will surprise many — including many Mexicans — several analysts have noted.

A Mexican judge March 6 ordered authorities to investigate the killings of hundreds of women in the State of Mexico, which surrounds Mexico City, which took place during the former governorship of Enrique Peña Nieto (2005 to 2011), now the leading contender in the July 1 presidential election.

Abruptly, the word, “prostitute” – not greatly used in public political speech because of that iron truism, “Those who live in glass houses ...” – is extremely popular.   Suddenly it’s a favorite among Republicans.  They seem consumed with sex, especially Rick Santorum and the weirdly loathsome Rush Limbaugh.