InternationalCommentary
What Peru Got Wrong in Its Response to the Coronavirus
Despite more than three months of a strict quarantine, Peru is still suffering from the outbreak of COVID-19, and it is far from over. At… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Leftist Media’s Unacceptable Bigotry Against Cuban Americans
President Donald Trump nonchalantly tweeted, “Miami Cubans gave me the highly honored Bay of Pigs Award for all I have done for our great Cuban… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Extending Textiles Trade Preferences Will Help Both Haiti, US
As a group of American apparel companies noted in a letter last month to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Can Oil-Rich Guyana Avoid the Venezuela Curse?
The battle for the future of economic freedom in Guyana is being waged right now. Its gross domestic product growth has improved in anticipation of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Anti-Americanism: The New Anti-Semitism
What are the two most hated countries in the world? America and Israel. Who hates both America and Israel? The left (and Islamists). And why… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Meeting With AMLO Shows Critics Were Wrong About US-Mexico Ties
President Donald Trump hosted his Mexican counterpart at the White House on July 8 to celebrate the entry into force of the new United States-Mexico-Canada… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Costa Rica Leads Traditional 5 Spanish-Speaking Nations of Central America in Economic Freedom
With a score of 65.8 in The Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom, Costa Rica is the most economically free country in the traditional… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How Greater Economic Freedom Elevated Colombia
Colombia in late April became the 37th nation to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, successfully completing an accession process that began in… Read More
Commentary
The Inter-American Development Bank’s Next President Should Advance Rule of Law, Free Markets
The Trump administration recently announced its intention to nominate Mauricio J. Claver-Carone for the presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, a Washington-based regional development… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Prospects for Freedom in Venezuela Are High Under Trump
According to media reports, President Donald Trump recently stated he would consider meeting with the illegitimate leader of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. Specifically, the president stated:… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Chile’s Deep Reserves of Economic Freedom Will Aid COVID-19 Recovery
Chile’s overall economic freedom score of 76.8 made the South American nation’s economy the 15th-freest in the world in The Heritage Foundation’s 2020 Index of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
With Another Default Looming, Economic Freedom Is Again at Risk in Argentina
Argentina’s economic freedom score increased slightly this year. But as the 149th-freest out of 180 countries graded in the 2020 edition of The Heritage Foundation’s… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Coronavirus Takes Growing Toll on Latin America’s Economies
The countries of Latin America so far have escaped the worst public health consequences of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Economic damage, however, is already substantial,… Read More
InternationalNews
House Democrats Block Resolution Condemning Bernie Sanders’ Praise of Fidel Castro
Democratic lawmakers Thursday successfully blocked a GOP resolution condemning Sen. Bernie Sanders’ laudatory comments about the Castro regime. By a vote of 224-189 that fell… Read More
InternationalCommentary
My Family Came From Cuba. Sanders Should Educate Himself on Cuban Suffering.
In a “60 Minutes” segment that aired Feb. 23, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., once again praised the supposed achievements of the Castro family’s communist rule over… Read More
InternationalNews
Cuban Americans Tell What Life Under Castro Was Really Like
When Sebastian Arcos and family members tried to travel from Cuba to the United States, authorities stopped them in what turned out to be a… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Sanctions Russian Oil Giant in Push for Freedom in Venezuela
The Trump administration announced Tuesday it has imposed sanctions on a Russian state-controlled oil company that does business with the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Venezuela Is Still Carrying Out Chavez’s Strategy to Poison America. But Trump Can Stop It.
Venezuela continues to go down the drain. As the world wonders how thuggish Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro manages to cling to power, we received a fresh reminder… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Dissident Colombian Rebels Are Resuming Their Armed Struggle Against the Government. US Policymakers Should Be Alarmed.
In the early hours of Aug. 29, Ivan Marquez and other leaders of the demobilized terrorist group known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Fight Against Progressive Agenda at the G-7 Will Pay Off
President Donald Trump successfully navigated the minefields laid for him at last weekend’s G-7 summit in France. It wasn’t easy, but in the process he pushed… Read More
InternationalCommentary
InternationalNews
‘The Source of Evil Is the Same’ in These 3 Captive Nations
As Captive Nations Week came to a close earlier this month, three nations in Latin America were still far from escaping the death grip of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
El Salvador’s New Leader Inspires High Hopes Amid High Stakes
Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s new president, has his work cut out for him. He has pledged to lift the economy, reduce outward migration, reverse his… Read More
InternationalNews
The Hard Facts Behind Venezuela’s Oil Crisis
The citizens of Venezuela have gotten used to spending days parked in mile-long lines for state-owned gasoline as shortages worsened for the nation, which holds… Read More
International Analysis
He Grew Up Under Socialism. Now He’s Urging Young People to Reject It.
Daniel Di Martino grew up in Venezuela, and left the country after socialism took its grip. Now, he’s on a mission to convince young people… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Prohibits Cruise Travel to Cuba, Undoing More Obama Policy
The Trump administration moved Tuesday to impose new restrictions on travel from the United States to Cuba, halting cruise ships from going to the island… Read More
International Analysis
US, Russia Vie Over the Future of Venezuela
The crisis in Venezuela is only getting worse by the week. And with Russian backing, it looks less likely that dictator Nicolas Maduro will step… Read More
InternationalNews
John Bolton: White House Plans for Post-Maduro Venezuela
Juan Guaido, Venezuela’s lawful leader under its Constitution, was set to lead a march against Nicolas Maduro, who continued to cling to the South American… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why People Aren’t Fleeing This Central American Country in Caravans
LIBERIA, Costa Rica—In the ongoing U.S. debate about immigration, the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala are mainly in the news because… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why All the Blame for Venezuela’s Woes Falls on Chavez and Maduro
After my recent Spanish-language column at Univision.com looked at the economic collapse in Venezuela, I heard from proponents of socialism who tried to blame the… Read More
