Previously he was a senior fellow at the Reason Foundation, the editor‐ in‐ chief of the PanAm Post, and a lecturer at Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala. He writes frequently on Latin American affairs. His op‐eds have appeared in The Wall Street Journal and Foreign Policy, among other leading publications. He has been a regular guest at Univision, NTN24, and other Spanish‐ language news outlets. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree (D. Phil) in Ancient History from the Freie Universität Berlin (Germany). He received his BA in classics from George Washington University and co‐edited a volume on Macedonian and Roman grand strategy (2020). He edited Colombia’s official book on the bicentenary of independence (2019) and co‐edited a volume on Macedonian and Roman grand strategy (2020). In 2015, he ran for mayor of Bogota as an independent libertarian.
