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Published in 2017, Freedom First compiles 108 articles on common-sense economics and freedom. (Ben Johnson)

January 19, 2018

Socialist Millennials Meet Their Match

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Young Americans Misguidedly Champion Redistribution, Regulation

Paz Gómez

Jones Act protectionism means US-made ships are five times as expensive as foreign counterparts. (Jim Bauer)

January 15, 2018

The Jones Act Needs to Set Sail

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Regulatory Burden Discourages Innovation, Benefits US Shilp Builders

Fergus Hodgson

The surge in cryptocurrency holdings, for speculation not use, has inflated the values of worthless altcoins. (Name Coin)

January 12, 2018

Altcoins Are the Real Bubble, Not Bitcoin

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Volatility Is Hurting Cryptocurrency Adoption

Fergus Hodgson

Beauty enhancements have become a common practice in Colombia, and the most requested cosmetic surgeries are liposuction, nose jobs, and breast augmentation. (geudki)

January 11, 2018

Plastic Surgery Gets Hotter and Hotter in Colombia

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Lower Fees, Industry Nucleus Foster Medical Tourism

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Inaccessible legal systems lead many if not most people in Mexico and Central America to informal markets. (Jessica Fleming)

January 8, 2018

How Mexico Can Catch Up

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Decentralization, Flexible Markets, Effective Justice Are Key

Paz Gómez

Population density is a non-issue, at least for the foreseeable future. (James Cridland)

December 12, 2017

The Overpopulation Dog-and-Pony Show

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Steven Landsburg: The Welfare State Pits People against Each Other

Fergus Hodgson

The popular Peruvian drink, pisco, is a driving force in the country's economy and the main ingredient in amazing cocktails, such pisco sour and pisco punch. (Museo del Pisco, Cusco)

December 2, 2017

Tourism under the Influence of Peruvian Pisco

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Pisco Routes Proliferate, Offer Visitor Experiences Centered on Liquor’s History

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The state's "Tourism for All" campaign targets people with disabilities as potential tourists. (Rinaldo Wurglitsch)

November 8, 2017

Ecuador’s Tourism Campaign a Populist Distraction

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Money Taken for Appearances Unavailable for Security, Investment

Paz Gómez

The startup aims to give recyclers better access to reusable products and to promote recycling in Chile. (Reciclapp)

October 29, 2017

The App to Catalyze Next-Generation Recycling in Chile

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Reciclapp Compensates Trash Pickers, Formalizes Their Role in Society

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Ivan Jankovic, an immigrant from Serbia by way of Canada, teaches economics in North Dakota and has a bone to pick with the Fraser Institute ranking. (Birds of Prey 165)

October 23, 2017

Fraser Institute Freedom Ranking Belies the America I Know

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The Pitfalls, Limits of Data Come to the Fore

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