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"Che Guevara and the West," by Marian L. Tupy, RealClearWorld.com, November 6, 2009

"How to Save Democracy in Honduras," by Doug Bandow, Korea Times, October 13, 2009

"A New Monroe Doctrine," by Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest (Online), September 21, 2009

"Chaos on the Border," by Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest (Online), September 11, 2009

"Hounding Honduras," by Doug Bandow, American Spectator, September 8, 2009

"The Misery Index: A Reality Check for the US and Jamaica," by Steve H. Hanke, Jamaica Observer, September 6, 2009

"Banana Republics," by Doug Bandow, National Interest (Online), August 14, 2009

"United Colors of Democracy," by Ted Galen Carpenter, American Conservative, July 29, 2009

"It Wasn't A 'Coup'," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Forbes, July 9, 2009

"The Big Joke," by Doug Bandow, American Spectator (Online), June 15, 2009

"The US Embargo of Cuba Is a Failure," by Daniel Griswold, Guardian (Online), June 15, 2009

"Unions As Safe in Colombia As in D.C.," by Daniel Griswold, Investor's Business Daily, June 10, 2009

"Panama's Encouraging Shot at Progress," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, RealClearWorld.com, May 3, 2009

"The Castros Are Dr. King's Disciples?," by Nat Hentoff, Washington Times, April 27, 2009

"Obama's Fine Act in Trinidad," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Cato.org, April 23, 2009

"Shooting Up the Border," by Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest (Online), April 16, 2009

"Market Capitalism Beats Bolivarian Socialism," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Forbes, March 22, 2009

"El Salvador's Choice," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Cato.org, March 13, 2009

"Bad Neighbors," by Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest (Online), March 9, 2009

"Drug Gangs Winning the War for Mexico," by Ted Galen Carpenter, Houston Chronicle, February 7, 2009

"Obama's Legislative Funeral," by Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest (Online), January 15, 2009

"Argentina Is Short of Cash – Literally," by George A. Selgin, The Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2009

"A Latin American Agenda for President Obama," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Cato.org, December 11, 2008

"Mexico's Colombian Exchange," by Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest (Online), October 10, 2008

"Uribe's Ultimate Victory," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Cato.org, July 7, 2008

"Letter to the Editor: Greenback Is a Reason to Rejoice in Panama," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, June 30, 2008

"Beyond Castro," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, American Spectator (Online), June 3, 2008

"Oh, Canada, Take the Lead," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, National Review (Online), May 29, 2008

"Dems Do Chávez a Favor," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, National Review (Online), May 15, 2008

"A Working Model," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, May 15, 2008

"Deal or No Deal?," by Sallie James, National Review (Online), May 12, 2008

"Dems Betray Our Ally Colombia," by Daniel Griswold, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 18, 2008

"Trading Up," by Daniel J. Ikenson, National Review (Online), April 8, 2008

"How Pennsylvania Gains From NAFTA," by Alan Reynolds, New York Times Topics, April 7, 2008

"Che's Way," by Gabriela Calderon de Burgos, American Spectator (Online), April 1, 2008

"The Corruption of Democracy in Venezuela," by Gustavo Coronel, USA TODAY (MAGAZINE), March 4, 2008

"Peso Problemas," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, American Spectator (Online), February 18, 2008

"A Step in the Right Direction," by Richard Brand and Ilya Shapiro, Weekly Standard, December 19, 2007

"Improving Peru," by Ian Vásquez, National Review (Online), December 14, 2007

"Hugo Choice," by Gustavo Coronel, National Review (Online), November 30, 2007

"Latin Sinkholes," by Steve H. Hanke, Forbes, November 9, 2007

"More Than CAFTA Is at Stake in Costa Rica," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Miami Herald, October 5, 2007

"Will the Frog Jump?," by Gustavo Coronel, American Spectator, September 26, 2007

"Government Failure in Peru," by Ian Vásquez, The Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2007

"Misreading Venezuela," by Gustavo Coronel, Human Events, August 15, 2007

"A Letter to Danny Glover," by Gustavo Coronel, American Spectator, May 31, 2007

"Hugo Chávez's Unfulfilled Promises," by Gustavo Coronel, Miami Herald, November 30, 2006

"Mexico's Yugoslav Model," by Steve H. Hanke, Latin Business Chronicle, June 26, 2006

"Strung Out: Prohibition Stays Put South of the Border," by Ted Galen Carpenter, National Review, May 4, 2006

"Mexico Sticks with Tito's Playbook," by Steve H. Hanke, Cato.org, May 2, 2006

"Mexico Mimics Yugoslavia," by Steve H. Hanke, Baltimore Examiner, April 6, 2006

"Our New Coalition of the Willing," by Daniel Griswold, American Spectator, February 15, 2006

"Letter to the Editor: A Mix That Proved Deadly for Argentina," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, January 23, 2006

"A Socialist Hemisphere?," by Carlos Ball, Cato.org, November 8, 2005

"Don't Scream at Me Argentina...Trade With Me," by Christopher Preble, National Review (Online), November 4, 2005

"Letter to the Editor: Argentina's Bank Engaged In Sterilization, 1991-2002," by Steve H. Hanke, The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2005

"CAFTA, China and the Carolinas," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, July 10, 2005

"Use Those Gringo Dollars," by Steve H. Hanke, Forbes, May 9, 2005

"Retiring in Chile," by José Piñera, The New York Times, December 1, 2004

"Economic Freedom and Confusion in Latin America," by Ian Vásquez, National Review (Online), July 21, 2004

"Filipino Lessons for U.S. Strategy in Iraq," by William A. Niskanen, Financial Times, April 30, 2004

"IMF: A Political Institution," by Ian Vásquez, Latin America Advisor, March 8, 2004

"Haiti's Requiem for Nation-Building," by Doug Bandow, National Review (Online), March 1, 2004

"Letter to the Editor: Argentina Not Even a Dead Cat Bounce," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, December 29, 2003

"Antagonizing Traditional Friends," by Carlos Ball, Cato.org, November 17, 2003

"Antagonizing Traditional Friends," by Carlos Ball, Cato.org, November 17, 2003

"U.S. Policy Has Gone South," by Carlos Ball, Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2003

"The International Drug War's Illusory Victories," by Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato.org, July 20, 2003

"South America's New-style Military Coup," by Enrique Ghersi, Christian Science Monitor, June 19, 2003

"It's Time for Mexico to Dollarize," by Steve H. Hanke, The Wall Street Journal, May 30, 2003

"Kirchner's Task: Abandon Demagoguery and Face Facts," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, May 22, 2003

"Kirchner's Task: Abandon Demagoguery and Face Facts," , Financial Times, May 22, 2003

"'Currency Board' a Misnomer for Argentine System," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, May 17, 2003

"Argentine 'Bank Robbery': U.S. Looks the Other Way," by Steve H. Hanke, The Wall Street Journal (Online), March 21, 2003

"Letter to the Editor: A Deadly Combination for Argentina," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, January 29, 2003

"Time to Reassess the Role of the IMF in the U.S. Foreign Policy," by Marian L. Tupy, Investor's Business Daily, January 22, 2003

"Letters to the Editor: Argentina's Record is Nothing to Be Proud of," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, November 16, 2002

"What Changes Should Be Made to the Washington Consensus?," by Ian Vásquez, Latin America Advisor, November 12, 2002

"Brazil Breathes Life into the Era of Big Bailouts," by Ian Vásquez, Washington Times, August 25, 2002

"Letters to the Editor: Only Flat Earthers Believe Moral Hazard is Unimportant," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, August 16, 2002

"Putting the Banks in Charge," by Steve H. Hanke, LatinFinance, June 1, 2002

"No: The Embargo Harms Cubans and Gives Castro an Excuse for the Policy Failures of His Regime," by Daniel Griswold, Insight, May 27, 2002

"BBC Interview with Steve H. Hanke on Argentina," by Steve H. Hanke, BBC News, May 11, 2002

"Letters to the Editor: Argentina should follow Wolf's advice to dollarise," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, May 8, 2002

"Cry For Argentina," by Alan Reynolds, Creators Syndicate, April 25, 2002

"Paul Martin's Argentine PR Miracle," by Terence Corcoran, National Post, April 23, 2002

"Canada Sleeps As Argentina Plunders," by Steve H. Hanke, National Post, April 23, 2002

"Argentina's Fall From Grace," by Steve H. Hanke, Liberty, April 8, 2002

"Letters to the Editor: Current Crisis Is Nothing New to Argentina," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, April 4, 2002

"Argentina's Tax Crisis," by Kurt Schuler and Steve H. Hanke, National Post, March 27, 2002

"U.S. Protectionism Imperils Free Trade Talks With Latins," by Brink Lindsey, The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2002

"Legalized Theft: Argentina's Rulers Cannot Resurrect an Economy By Ignoring the Rule of Law and Plundering Private Property," by Steve H. Hanke, Forbes, March 4, 2002

"Five Questions For Steve H. Hanke," by Steve H. Hanke, The New York Times, February 10, 2002

"Argentina's Legal Plunder," by Steve H. Hanke, The Wall Street Journal, February 1, 2002

"Don't Give 'em a Cent," by Steve H. Hanke, National Review, January 30, 2002

"Letters to the Editor: Questions the IMF is Obliged to Answer," by Steve H. Hanke, Financial Times, February 6, 2002

"How Argentina Got Into This Mess," by Brink Lindsey, The Wall Street Journal, January 9, 2002

"Argentina's Blunders," by Steve H. Hanke, National Post, January 5, 2002

"It's Not Too Late to Dollarize in Argentina," by Steve H. Hanke, Buenos Aires Herald, December 11, 2001

"Who's Killing the Peso in Buenos Aires?," by Steve H. Hanke, The Wall Street Journal, November 30, 2001

"The Hoodwinkers," by Steve H. Hanke, Forbes, November 26, 2001

"Mexico Needs Monetary Stability," by James A. Dorn, Todito Economico, October 26, 2001

"An Exit Strategy for Argentina," by Steve H. Hanke, Forbes Global, August 20, 2001

"To Dollarize or Privatize Currency in Argentina," by George A. Selgin, The Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2001

"Why Latin America Needs a Free-Trade Zone," by James D. Gwartney and Ian Vásquez, National Post, April 18, 2001

"Argentina's Boom and Bust," by Steve H. Hanke, Forbes Global, April 16, 2001

"Argentina Is No Turkey," by Steve H. Hanke, The Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2001

"The Cocky Caudillo: Chavez Spits Venom At The Open Market And Press Freedom," by Carlos Ball, Investor's Business Daily, December 4, 2000

"Vicente Fox Is Getting Bad Economic Advice," by Roberto Salinas-León, The Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2000

"The Confidence Question," by Steve H. Hanke, Forbes, September 14, 2000

"A Venezuelan Recipe for Poverty and Corruption," by Ian Vásquez, Houston Chronicle, December 13, 1999

"In Mexico, Too Much Money Still Chases Too Few Goods," by James A. Dorn, The Wall Street Journal, November 29, 1999

"Chile's Hot Pensions," by L. Jacobo Rodríguez, American Spectator (Online), October 21, 1999

"Time to Reform Mexico's Private Pension Reform," by L. Jacobo Rodríguez, The Wall Street Journal, July 16, 1999

"What To Expect From IMF? Look At Mexico," by Ian Vásquez and L. Jacobo Rodríguez, Investor's Business Daily, April 2, 1998

"In Chile, They Went Private 16 Years Ago," by José Piñera, Cato.org, March 23, 1998

"Chile's Social Security Lesson For The U.S.," by José Piñera, Investor's Business Daily, December 17, 1997

"Two Cheers for Mexico's Pension Reform," by Ian Vásquez, The Wall Street Journal, June 27, 1997

"Mercosur Hasn't Caused Trade Diversion," by Edward L. Hudgins, The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 1997

"Trade Embargo In and Castro Out," by Ian Vásquez and L. Jacobo Rodríguez, Journal of Commerce, December 12, 1996



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