In 2008 during President Caldero n's first term, a distinguished group of Mexican intellectuals and public figures convened to analyze the state of the political right in Mexico. In addition to its editor, the book boasts a distinguished set of authors, among them Jorge Alcocer, Jorge Castan eda, Enrique Krauze, Soledad Loaeza, Juan Molinar, and Francisco Valde s. A wide range of methodological approaches is on display in this book: some chapters are based on survey research; some are philosophical think pieces; and some are more legalistic in content. Several chapters examine Catholic political and social thought and its relationship with the political right/PAN party in Mexico.