I have accepted the proposal. From now on I will sign articles aimed at unraveling current political events: explaining what happens, why it happens and, above all, what real impact each decision adopted in the country's main institutions has for each and every one of us. Beyond the headline and the noise —of which we have plenty—, the intention is to provide context, keys to understanding, and anticipate possible scenarios. Because in politics almost nothing is casual and almost everything has consequences.
The most important thing: I promise to do it with honesty. I have not said objectivity. I repeat: honesty. Absolute objectivity is a theoretical ideal; honesty, on the other hand, is a professional obligation. Honesty to tell what happens, even if it is uncomfortable, trying to recover the main intermediation function. Orthodoxy in method. And fidelity to the verified and contrasted facts, which are the only decent raw material of this profession.
We live in turbulent times —although you will have already read that elsewhere, probably in capital letters—. Times in which the permanent disqualification of the adversary has been normalized, where nuance is devalued and slogans prevail over arguments. Times of artificial intelligence and algorithms. Extreme, polarizing times. It happens in politics, yes, but also in the street. And, let's be clear, also within our own profession, where sometimes noise competes dangerously with (mis)information.
That is why, spaces like ElConstitucional.es, committed to what has been stated, are a good place to take a stand. Yes, take a stand. Not for a party, but for rigor, for reasoned debate, and for respect for the reader's intelligence. If we are going to chart the course, let's do it with data on the table.
Here begins that conversation. With a vocation for service, critical spirit, and the conviction that understanding politics is the first step to not resigning oneself to it.