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Receive a 10 percent discount on Adrian Day’s Global Analyst newsletter with the coupon code FERG: https://www.adriandayglobalanalyst.com/ Mailyn Salabarria, a Cuban journalist and classical-liberal advocate, fled Cuba and moved to the United States in 2001. As a believer that freedom cannot be taken for granted, she praises the Donald Trump administration’s efforts to restore democracy and fundam...

The Impunity Observer now has a trusted precious-metals partner: the American Gold Exchange. Get started at http://amergold.com/io. Please note you heard of them through the Impunity Observer. Guillermo Peña, a Honduran free-market advocate and director of strategic alliances at Universidad de la Libertad in Mexico, analyzes Honduras’s election results. For Peña, the victory of the National Party’...

Receive a 10 percent discount on Adrian Day’s Global Analyst newsletter with the coupon code FERG: https://www.adriandayglobalanalyst.com/ At the macroeconomic level, Honduras projects a façade of stability. Our podcast guest, Humberto Macías—a US attorney who moved to Honduras in pursuit of the ZEDE vision—argues that this stability rests largely on a surge in remittances, fiscal-policy tweaks, a...

Buy "The Latin America Red Pill" by Fergus Hodgson: https://a.co/d/6mbUodaAn enthusiastic Impunity Observer follower, Daniel Cruz, joins our podcast to discuss Honduras’s sociopolitical challenges. A Canadian-Honduran, Cruz lays out how electoral fraud, corruption, and clientelism have become everyday features of Honduran politics. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/10/22/dani...

Tackling the Soles Cartel and the Venezuelan dictatorship is not just another foreign affair for the United States. Ralph Pezzullo—author of Stolen Elections: The Plot to Destroy Democracy—and whistleblower and former CIA officer Gary Berntsen contend the United States is facing a hybrid war against an exceptionally dangerous actor. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/10/06/the-soles-car...

Venezuelan journalist Orlando Avendaño joined the Impunity Observer podcast to discuss the US confrontation with Venezuela. For him, the recent strike on a boat signals that President Donald Trump is walking the talk and escalating with consequences. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/09/10/orlando-avendano-how-to-pull-the-plug-on-the-soles-cartel/

Morazán City, a Honduran special economic and development zone (ZEDE) designed for Hondurans, has been quietly reshaping what governance can look like. The construction started in 2020, and now a few hundred residents have chosen to move to this partially autonomous city. In this location, innovative institutions promise a more secure, prosperous, and business-friendly locale than elsewhere in Hon...

In 2001, El Salvador dollarized its economy, but the promised benefits never fully arrived. In 2021, President Bukele repeated the pattern by adopting bitcoin as legal tender overnight, with little public input. In this episode, Ishi—a pseudonymous Salvadoran bitcoin developer and founder of Torogoz.dev—explains why both transitions fell short and what lessons can still be learned. Watch now to fi...

Publisher Fergus Hodgson discusses what this implies for Latin America, and Ecuador in particular, in his June 9 presentation with the CREO Movement classical-liberal political party in Quito, Ecuador. He addresses America-First’s underlying drivers, the foreign-policy outcomes, and recommendations and opportunities for the region. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/06/17/what-america-f...

The Javier Milei administration has brought some stability to the Argentine peso through spending cuts, lower inflation, market liberalization, and improved access to capital flows. However, for Martín Litwak—an international lawyer specializing in wealth management—these measures fall short. He argues Argentina still needs deeper reforms, particularly to reduce the tax burden and dismantle the un...

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Buy Fergus Hodgson's "The Latin America Red Pill" on Amazon! Kindle: https://amzn.to/4fAv4AnPaperback: https://amzn.to/49Q01zd Gabriela Calderón, an Ecuadorian classical-liberal advocate, publisher at ElCato.org, and columnist for El Universo, explains that opposing dollarization has become political suicide. For now, she argues, the US dollar remains the most reliable currency, give...

Joanna Guerra—a classical-liberal lawyer, philosopher, and university professor in Mexico—explains that younger generations lack an entrepreneurial mindset. This tragically stems from the ideological indoctrination they receive through schools, films, music, and more. She believes transmitting the principles of classical liberalism requires translating philosophical ideas into everyday experiences...

The Impunity Observer gathered three leading Canadian thinkers to analyze the results of the parliamentary elections, where the Liberal Party secured yet another term in office. Our expert guests included:• Meghan Murphy, a journalist in exile known for her outspoken stance against prostitution, pornography, and violence toward women. • Professor Louis Groarke, a philosopher at St. Francis Xavier...

On April 13, Ecuadorians reelected President Daniel Noboa for a full four-year term (2025–2029). Joselo Andrade, executive director of the Ecuadorian Institute for Economic Policy (IEEP), argues both candidates represented left-leaning principles. However, he emphasizes that Noboa at least defends democracy and civil liberties, essential pillars for achieving prosperity. Andrade stresses that the...

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Subscribe to Global Analyst by Adrian Day. Receive a 10 percent discount when you subscribe with the FERG coupon code: https://www.adriandayglobalanalyst.com/subscribe-nowIn 2021, a public school fired Jim McMurtry, a 40-year teacher in British Columbia, and he subsequently was banned from practicing his profession. McMurtry is raising his voice through the People’s Party of Canada (PPC). His camp...

Buy Fergus Hodgson's book "Financial Sovereignty for Canadians": https://econamericas.com/financial-sovereignty-canadians/ In Canada, especially given the housing crisis, 65 percent of the population want an end to mass immigration. However, neither the Conservatives nor the Liberals have addressed the problem. Maxime Bernier, the PPC leader, contends that discussing the topics that...

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Francisco Zalles, a professor at Hespérides University and a researcher at the Ecuadorian Institute of Economic Policy ( IEEP ), moved to the Galápagos and quickly identified these pressing challenges. Alongside IEEP, Zalles led the creation of the Galápagos Observatory. This initiative recently published its first investigative report, analyzing the adverse effects of population control, subsidie...

Buy the books:- "Time to Leave", Michael Wagner: https://amzn.to/4hiUIv5- "Financial Sovereignty for Canadians" Fergus Hodgson: https://econamericas.com/financial-sovereignty-canadians/Some topics justify more coverage, and Canada's constitutional crisis is one of them. Perhaps because the Canadian media are so bought off, with notable exceptions, Ottawa's critics have...

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.Buy Fergus Hodgson's "The Latin America Red Pill" on Amazon! Kindle: https://amzn.to/4fAv4AnPaperback: https://amzn.to/49Q01zd Roberto “Pollo” Contreras, the mayor of San Pedro Sula, argues remittances are blood money. Emigration from Honduras means leaving behind siblings, children, and other family members—many of whom end up joining gangs. San Pedro Sula has been struggling with...

The new US president has done more for provincial separatism than any Albertan or Quebecker in recent years. His tariffs and the retaliatory escalation have revealed an incompetent and disconnected Ottawa political class, but that scratches the surface of the confederation's precariousness. As Michael Wagner notes in Time to Leave (2024), “Canada cannot be fixed.”Watch this video to find out t...

In our latest podcast, Gabriella Guerrero, executive director of La Politeka—a political education initiative—shares her insights on the upcoming presidential and congressional elections in Ecuador. Amid a complex landscape, Guerrero explores the potential scenarios should President Daniel Noboa win or lose against Luisa Gonzalez, the Revolución Ciudadana candidate, representing 21st-century socia...