The other United States.

• Position: Mexico - Brief article

In 1824, three years after gaining its independence from Spain, Mexico officially declared itself Estados Unidos Mexicanos--the United Mexican States--a tribute to its democratic neighbor to the north. But this past November, just as his term as Mexico's president was coming to an end, Felipe Calderon proposed officially changing the name to simply "Mexico." The name change would require a constitutional amendment, and Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico's new president, seems more focused on bigger...