In the summer of 2002, Mexico became a democracy, again. Via a peaceful transfer of power, the PRI lost control over the executive branch for the first time in 70 years. No such transition can take place without a significant cultural shift: the kind represented by the 2000 film La Ley de Herodes. Though quite dark – it suggests a corrupt society cannot produce reformers – as a political fable it’s quite good. I’d love a sequel about reform. Whether in a movie or in reality.