SocietyCommentary
Violations of Religious Freedom Persist in Cuba
A State Department report on religious freedom released in July showed that repression of religious belief is still the norm in Cuba. The report explains… Read More
Articles by Andrea Rodriguez
InternationalCommentary
Chile: Bachelet Fails First Test of New Term by Raising Taxes
Michelle Bachelet, president of Chile, is reforming the country’s education system and paying for it by raising corporate taxes. Bachelet aims to increase the corporate… Read More
EnergyInternationalCommentary
Energy: U.S. Should Pay Attention to Mexico’s Reforms
In recent years, the United States has seen a huge oil and natural gas boom fueled by hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and horizontal drilling. Now, American… Read More
Education Commentary
Chile’s New Education Reforms: Less for All
Chile’s new president, Michele Bachelet, is out with her promised education reforms, which are paid for by increased taxes on the corporate sector. But they’re… 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
SocietyCommentary
Why Mexico’s Southern Border Security Strategy Is Not Enough
Last week, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina launched a program aimed at regulating the influx of immigrants from Guatemala to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Venezuela: Government Uses Forged E-Mails to Quell Democratic Opposition
Venezuela has issued arrest warrants for three opposition leaders for allegedly trying to destabilize the country’s socialist government and assassinate its president. These people are… Read More
