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In a sobering dispatch for the Independent Institute, Irakli Iagorashvili details the rapid erosion of liberty in a country once seen as a post-Soviet success story. Alvaro Vargas Llosa also dives into the chaos of Peru’s recent presidential elections. Then, in a pair of articles, Craig Eyermann discusses the state of the country’s fiscal dilemma.
Politicans choose to pursue other priorities they believe are more rewarding for themselves. As long as they get what they really want, why should they care if they rack up even more trillions in the national debt?
You’ve heard of Adam Smith and Milton Friedman. But the economists whose quiet brilliance has kept the free market running? You don’t see them on book covers—until now.