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October 18, 2021

The pain of Living in Venezuela

Venezuela is going through one of the toughest moments in its history as a result of a severe humanitarian crisis caused by the ravages of the socialist dictatorship. Throughout this process, millions had to flee their land to seek medical…

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February 7, 2020

Poverty: made in socialism

by Pablo Garcia Quint The 27th of January event “An Inside View: Poverty in South America” took place in Scottsdale, Arizona thanks to the initiative of Liberty International’s Project Arizona and ArizonaTalks. Speakers from Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador, current students…

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November 13, 2019

Latin America: Curing the cancer with liberty

By Dr. Kyle Varner Latin America is a fascinating place with an amazing culture and a political landscape that is ten times more interesting than anything that happens in the United States or Europe. It is also a region with…

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August 7, 2019

The Fight for Freedom Anywhere is the Fight for Freedom Everywhere: The visit of Dr. Kyle Varner to Libertarian Movement Colombia

By María Alejandra Londoño The Libertarian Movement of Colombia held a successful encounter with local members during last Friday 12th of July with Liberty International Board Member Kyle Varner as the main guest. The event took place in a local…

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July 22, 2019

Liberty International Podcast #1

Liberty International is a podcast hosted by LI's President Jacek Spendel. The idea behind the podcast is to introduce passionate freedom fighters form faraway countries to international audience. Guest of 1st episode is Jorge Galicia Rodriguez who is a young…

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January 7, 2019

Cleaning Up "Marxist Trash" is the Best Way for Bolsonaro to Build a Better Brazil

By Tho Bishop The long-running joke about Brazil is that it is the country of the future, and always will be. If Jair Bolsonaro is able to follow through on the tone he has set at the start of his…

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September 14, 2018

The Brazilian Hero Who Died With the Word ‘Liberty’ on His Lips

By Pedro Mutzig Two hundred and one years ago, Domingos José Martins was shot in Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, a Northeastern state in Brazil. His last words, interrupted by his executioners, were “I die for liber...”. His freedom of…

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July 30, 2018

Liberty International Members Support Free Markets in Venezuela

Liberty International members are always hard at work supporting liberty activists around the world. This week Dr. Kyle Varner and Matthew Bowler joined with the Mises-Mambi Institute to sponsor Luis Fernando Ojeda, a very prolific liberty activist in Venezuela to attend…

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Individual Rights

March 12, 2015

Equal Freedom For Men and Women!

In Chile this year’s International Women's Day was marked by president Michelle Bachelet's announcement of a new Ministry of Women and Gender Equality to be installed this year. Aimed at ending gender inequality and violence and discrimination towards women, the…

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Economic Policy Economy

February 23, 2015

What Cues Can South America Take From Europe?

Over the past few years Greece has probably made the news more than ever before. Whether it be protesters in the streets, election results, or the announcement of some new government policy, whatever happens in Greece seems to be written…

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February 16, 2015

How Does Healthcare Reform Impact Liberty in Chile?

For more than three decades Chile has had a dual healthcare system consisting of both state-run and private health services, which has provided more Chileans with greater choice and better access to such services. Initially funded by way of a…

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Economy Political Philosophy

February 9, 2015

The State of Freedom in Chile

Perhaps one would not know it for some of the articles that have appeared on this website, but libertarians have plenty of reason to be optimistic about Chile. The country’s economy consistently ranks as by far the freest in Latin…

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Economic Policy Economy

February 2, 2015

Lessons Unlearned From Brazil’s Recession

As she was sworn in for her second term last week Dilma Rousseff publicly stated government spending would have to be cut. Yes, you read that right; the leader of the Workers’ Party just said her own administration is spending…

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January 26, 2015

Pentagate Corruption Scandal Rocks Chile

According to Transparency International´s Corruption Perceptions Index Chile ranks as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, ahead of the likes of Austria and France and similar to the United States and Ireland. The World Bank’s governance indicators…

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Education

October 20, 2014

For School Choice, in Chile and Elsewhere!

In her second term as president of Chile Michelle Bachelet is set to impose significant educational reforms to further her socialist agenda. An estimated increase of 1.5-2 percent of GDP on top of existing spending is supposed to improve the…

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Environment

October 13, 2014

Who Will Be Hurt Most by Chile’s Carbon Tax?

As part of the tax reform put into law last month, Chile now has the “honor” of calling itself the first South American country to impose a carbon tax. Starting in 2018 Michelle Bachelet’s center-left government will attach a price…

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