InternationalCommentary
Paraguay’s Economic, Political Transformation Deserves Recognition
South America is not at the center of global affairs, but few countries in the region may go as unnoticed as Paraguay. At first glance,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Facebook Recently Banned Dozens of Accounts in Brazil, and Conservatives Are Crying Foul
Conservative groups in Brazil are protesting against Facebook after it banned 196 pages and 87 individual profiles, many of them on the right side of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Inflation to Hit 1 Million Percent in Collapsing, Socialist Venezuela
Venezuela’s inflation may hit 1 million percent by the end of the year, the International Monetary Fund announced on Monday. This incredible hyperinflation is reminiscent… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Venezuela’s ‘21st-Century Socialism’ Is an Unmitigated Disaster
The sham re-election of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on May 20 has made it clear that the humanitarian crisis in that country will only get… Read More
InternationalNews
Desperate for Cash, Venezuela Gives Putin Control of Oil Assets
Venezuela is handing over unprecedented control of its state-owned oil assets to longtime financial backer Russia in an effort to stave off insolvency and economic… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Is Right to Support Venezuela’s Opposition
Lilian Tintori understands the Venezuelan regime for what it is: corrupt, criminal, and evil. Her husband, Leopoldo López, was stripped of his political rights when… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Ecuador Rejects Leftist Incumbent, Votes for Economic Freedom
Last weekend, Ecuadoreans did something they haven’t done since 2006: They voted in significant numbers against the socialist Alianza Pais party of three-term leftist President… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Brazil Has Fallen Into Its Worst Recession Since 1930s
Brazil, world-famous for its carnival celebrations in Rio and elsewhere, is canceling the festivities this year. As the Financial Times reports, across the country, towns… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Venezuela Staves Off Default in Advance of Dec. 6 Election
Legislative and municipal elections this weekend might give Venezuelans a chance to get out from under the oppressive reign of corruption and criminality that have… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Venezuela’s Economic Crisis
The effects of 21st-century socialism in Venezuela are horrifying. According to the International Monetary Fund, Venezuela’s economy will shrink by at least 10 percent in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Now Hugo Chávez’s PetroCaribe Program Is Hurting Venezuelans
Remember those funny commercials where the opera stars sing, “I have a structured settlement and I need cash now!”? Nicolás Maduro knows what they mean…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Will Brazil Take a Hard Left Turn Down ALBA Avenue?
After a dirty and divisive campaign, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil’s leftist Workers Party (PT) was narrowly re-elected last week to a second term over… Read More
InternationalNews
‘Whatever It Takes’: U.S. Action Encourages Opposition to Venezuelan Regime
At dawn last Friday, a group of hooded men — hidden, but unmistakably officers from Venezuela’s Military Intelligence — burst into the cell of political… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Deep Roots of the Border Crisis
The violence in Central America that leads to the crisis at our border is not an isolated example of policy gone awry but the tipping… Read More
Chile: Socialists Fire First Salvo at Pacific Alliance
In office only a week, the new foreign minister of Chile, Heraldo Muñoz, is already signaling the intention of the government of Socialist president Michelle… Read More
Murder of Beauty Queen Highlights Violence in Venezuela
Over the holiday, beauty queen Monica Spears and her husband were gunned down while visiting her home country of Venezuela. The couple was traveling with… Read More
Brazil’s Internet: A Showdown of Ends and Means
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff wants to free Brazil’s Internet access from U.S. domination. Rousseff and the Brazilian government seek to accomplish this “cyber sovereignty” by… Read More
Assad Has Friends Closer Than You Think
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has anti-American friends in the Western Hemisphere. In a move to exert his somewhat newly minted leadership status, Nicolas Maduro, the… Read More
Conservative Chileans Appreciated Margaret Thatcher
The death of Margaret Thatcher received extensive media coverage in Chile, proving that the “Dama de Hierro” (“Iron Lady”) is still capable of stirring powerful… Read More
Iran, Argentina, Terrorism, and the Non-Truth Commission
Argentina and Iran have agreed to establish a “truth commission” to investigate the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association. The bombing of the… Read More
Congress Wants to Know Why an American Is Hostage to Bolivian Injustice
On May 12, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights will focus a spotlight on the case of Jacob Ostreicher,… Read More
Economic Freedom Is Surging in Chile
With a score of 78.3 in the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom published by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, Chile is now… Read More
Obama Disappoints on the Falkland Islands
This week in 1982, Argentine forces were probably preparing their equipment and checking plans ahead of their invasion of the Falkland Islands, to happen a… Read More
Sean Penn Takes Aim at Great Britain with Latest Left-Wing Rant
Never one to shy away from a Left-wing cause, either at home or abroad, Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has adopted the Falklands dispute as his… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Rep. Frank Wolf, Economic Freedom, More
Be sure to listen to our Heritage Libertad Radio Show. Click here to listen in Spanish. Click here to listen in English. The Spanish segment… Read More
News
Scribecast: Rep. Frank Wolf Discusses Political and Religious Rights
With economic issues dominating the domestic political agenda and much of our foreign policy focused on combating terrorism, systematic violations of political and religious rights… Read More
The 2012 Index of Economic Freedom: Latin America’s Underperformers
Today, the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom launches. For 17 years, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal have reported on the status of… Read More
Chavez Moves toward Military Dictatorship, State Sponsor of Terror Status
As he readied for the visit of a close ally, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez undertook a cabinet shuffle in the fashion of… Read More
Hugo Chavez: Between the “Devil” and the “Clown”
In an infamous and vulgar U.N. speech delivered in September 2006, Venezuela’s populist authoritarian President Hugo Chavez likened President George W. Bush to “the devil.”… Read More
Hugo Chavez: The End of the Inter-American System
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez will host what is billed as the founding conference of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) December 2–3 on… Read More
