La Desgracia de El Partenón

The common story you get from gringos in San Diego, especially those of the right wing persuasion, is that Mexico is a "failed state."

Here's one definition of "failed state":

"A state whose political or economic system has become so weak that the government is no longer in control."

I leave it to the experts to decide.

In control of what? Paying its bills? Keeping insurrectionists from disrupting its legislative processes? Putting criminals behind bars even if they're billionaire ex-presidents? Keeping its police from killing its citizens?