Source: Cobden Centre
by Alejandro A Tagliavini

“Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Colombia during 2025 closed at USD 9.173 billion, marking a 14.1 percent drop compared to 2024, according to figures from the central bank, mainly due to an increase in the tax burden ordered by the current socialist government. Meanwhile, in Brazil, FDI reached a significant milestone in 2025, totaling USD 84.1 billion between January and November, the highest level in a decade and surpassing the figures for 2014. In stark contrast, the government has managed to ensure that, for the first time since 2003, FDI in Argentina shows a negative cumulative balance of USD 1.521 billion between January and November 25.” (02/24/26)

https://www.cobdencentre.org/2026/02/emerging-markets-soar-while-argentina-waits/

Source: Law & Liberty
by Max Skjönsberg

“‘We live in the age of the revolt against the elites,’ writes Hugo Drochon in his new insightful book Elites and Democracy, summarizing the strides made by populist forces, on the right and on the left, in the West and beyond, in the last decade. The paradox, he observes, is that while populist leaders all reject the elite, they themselves are often part of the elites, either economic or political. Modern politics is thus best understood as the process of one elite replacing another. This basic insight opens up a perspective on the relationship between elites and democracy, which Drochon theorizes with the aid of twentieth-century political thought.” (02/24/26)

https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-elite-revolt-against-elites/

Source: Property and Environment Research Center
by Travis Brammer

“As older landowners retire, many have no successor ready to step in. When ranches do not transfer to the next generation, they are far more likely to be subdivided or converted to non-open space. According to the American Farmland Trust, nearly 300 million acres of U.S. farm and ranchland, almost the size of Alaska, are expected to change hands in the coming decades. What happens to that land will shape wildlife habitat, water resources, rural communities, and open spaces across the country. If conservation depends on keeping land intact and working, then keeping ranching viable for the next generation matters more than ever. Virtual fencing offers a promising new tool to meet the challenge.” (02/24/26)

https://www.perc.org/2026/02/24/ranches-face-a-generational-crisis-virtual-fencing-can-help/

Source: Roads Go Ever On
by Bekah Graham

“When I write or speak about the alarming things I see as an Exvangelical in an America where Christian nationalism is ascendant, I sometimes receive indignant replies. I’ll be asked if I actually mean what I said, or if I’m perhaps exaggerating. If I say something in earnest, I mean what I write. I was asked recently if I actually think there is a real movement to repeal the 19th Amendment. Yes. There is.” (02/24/26)

https://bekahgwen.substack.com/p/the-long-game-against-womens-suffrage

Source: The Daily Economy
by Romina Boccia

“Within a decade, every dollar collected in revenue will be spent on health care, Social Security, and interest on existing debt.” (02/24/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/america-cant-tariff-its-way-out-of-this-debt-crisis/

Source: Law & Liberty
by Robert G Natelson

“Tax and expenditure limitations in state constitutions — known to cognoscenti as ‘TELs’ — vary in their scope. But if effective in curbing government fiscal powers, they are invariably controversial, and courts and legislatures regularly seek ways to undermine them. The average effective lifespan of most TELs is only five years. A particularly famous TEL is Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), inserted into the state constitution by popular vote in 1992. Despite dire warnings that TABOR would destroy the state — and continued charges that it is starving government — Colorado has prospered since it took effect.” (02/24/26)

https://lawliberty.org/constitutions-of-liberty/