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fiscal impact protest
Until voters accept major spending cuts, they are digging the fiscal grave of the United States. (David Shankbone)

Why Fiscal Warnings Fall on Deaf Ears

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Future Generations Are Inheriting an Impossible Burden

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gender empowerment
Dora Ampuero (center) is a renowned intellectual entrepreneur that promotes economic freedom in Ecuador. (IEEP)

A Proven Strategy to Boost the Status of Women

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Economic Freedom, Legal Autonomy Underpin Gender Equality

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Blockchain technology offers sustainable voluntary alternatives to "public goods" now controlled by governments. (rawpixel)

How Blockchains Will Reduce the Scope of Government

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Private Provision of Public Goods to Offer Superior Alternatives

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To avoid a bailout, the US Postal Service needs unlikely higher revenues from parcel delivery. (Thomas Hawk)

The End Is Nigh: USPS Monopoly No Longer Viable

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Traditional Mail Is Disappearing

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Jack Cox was a US journalist (played by Jan-Michael Vincent) who befriended Anastasio Somoza and shared the Nicaraguan ruler's account both in film and in a book. (IMDB)

1980s Film Offers Rare Defense of Somoza’s Nicaragua

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson

Despot Blames Jimmy Carter for Downfall, Cure Worse than Disease

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crypto atms ecuador
Over 100 people attended the presentation of the first crypto ATMs assembled in Ecuador. (Dany Ledesma)

Ecuador’s First Crypto ATMs Defy Prohibition

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Entrepreneurs Vow to Provide Formal, Safe Transaction System for Private Currencies

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global trade openness
E-commerce makes up 15.5 percent of all retail sales worldwide, and it will only keep growing. (LCBO Media Centre)

A Simple Way to Open Global Trade

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Fewer Import Barriers Could Save Canada $513 Million

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freedom app
Freedom empowers activists within political parties and boosts interaction with leaders. (Pexels)

Freedom App Vows to Disrupt Parties, Improve Internal Democracy

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Political parties struggle with many of the same problems that they try to solve in government:  corruption, waste, nepotism, lack of transparency, and poor communication. Leaders are disconnected from their base, and members feel…

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alvaro vargas llosa
Álvaro Vargas Llosa has offered a historic, award-winning contribution to economic development for Latin America. (Atlas)

The One Book Latin American Reformers Need to Read

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson

Álvaro Vargas Llosa Diagnoses the Infirmity, Prescribes the Treatment

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In Colombia, 21 companies are licensed to grow cannabis for medical purposes. (pixundfertig)

Colombia’s Medical Marijuana Flies High

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Flurry of Permits Opens Gate for Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry

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