He was born in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, on January 24, 1934, son of Palestinian immigrants, is a Mexican thinker (poet, essayist, economist, businessman, engineer, anarchist, reader, Catholic, liberal, critical of progress that does not produce) difficult to classify due to its wide variety of knowledge and culture.
He has been recognized, mainly, for his critical essays, which cover topics on politics, culture and the economy of Mexico.
He is considered an independent intellectual, since he publishes on his own and in favor of readers.
This springs from a strongly held opinion that a writer should be known by his work, not his real life personality.
His essays have been very influential on a vast array of topics, most significantly poetry, economics, and criticism of the literary establishment.