Countries throughout Latin America face unique policy environments, but their strategies for protecting liberty are widely applicable. The annual Latin America Liberty Forum, held this year on May 3–4 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, provided an opportunity to share and celebrate the best ideas and accomplishments of Atlas Network pa...
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There are more than 1,968,165 taxpayers in Honduras — and they have long been burdened by a tax regime that violates due process rights, uses excessive military force to carry out tax raids, and disproportionately penalizes entrepreneurs in the middle and working classes. Fundación Eléutera, an Atlas Network partner in Honduras,...
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Every year Liberty Forum inspires and rejuvenates the individuals in the worldwide freedom movement, and this past weekend was more inspirational than ever. More than anything, there was a palpable connectedness among our partners, our supporters, and various friends and family members. With 58 countries represented, Liberty For...
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A clearly defined and widely respected rule of law is necessary to eliminate the arbitrary exercise and abuse of executive and administrative power. Atlas Network partner Fundación Eléutera has launched a campaign for tax code reform in an effort to reinforce the rule of law and to protect merchants and taxpayers in Honduras.
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A new administration has just entered office in Guatemala after an historic public uprising against the corruption of the previous administration. Recent elections in Venezuela and Argentina also signal a desire to turn the page on the 21st century socialism that was peddled for so long by former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez...
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As Mrs. Maria Mothupi held the official deed to her land for the first time, her face spread into a wide smile. Until she was 99 years old, she had never experienced living in her own home or in a home legally owned by her family, because she was only two years old when the 1913 Land Act banned land ownership by black people in...
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You never know where your next big idea will originate — a dynamic speaker, a moving video, an interactive workshop, a chance conversation. Inspiration can arise from almost anywhere, and a primary reason that Atlas Network organizes Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner (LFFD) every year is to facilitate an environment in which there...
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Property rights are fundamental to free and prosperous societies, so Atlas Network’s 2015 Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner devoted a “Big Ideas” session to “Property Rights in Action.” There, attendees were able to hear from three leaders of Atlas Network partner organizations currently working to secure property rights, especiall...
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Guillermo Peña Panting is the executive director of Fundación Eléutera, a classical liberal think tank in Honduras. He is also a political analyst and economist, and has worked with think tanks in the United States and United Kingdom. His writings have appeared in national and international media, most recently the PanAm Post. G...
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