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Improving Commerce and Security in the Americas: A Civitas Outlook Symposium
Contributors:
Hérnan Bonilla “The Twilight of Free Trade”
Alejandro Chafuen “Enhancing Trade, Peace, and Security in the Americas: The Role of Think Tanks”
Samuel Gregg “A US Trade Strategy for Latin America”
G. Patrick Lynch “The Young Americas Need Each Other”
Leonidas Zelmanovitz “Love, Hedges, and Bad Neighborhoods”
Questions of trade, immigration, crime, and international security, among other issues, currently mark the United States’ relationships with Central and Latin American nations. Much of the dialogue in the US on these issues brings to bear justifiable concern for security and worry that the problems plaguing our neighbors in this region will overflow to the US. What are the possible ways to increase prospects for peace, commerce, and flourishing? We’ve asked five people from the US and Latin America who deal with these issues to offer ideas.
Hérnan Bonilla “The Twilight of Free Trade”
Alejandro Chafuen “Enhancing Trade, Peace, and Security in the Americas: The Role of Think Tanks”
Samuel Gregg “A US Trade Strategy for Latin America”
G. Patrick Lynch “The Young Americas Need Each Other”
Leonidas Zelmanovitz “Love, Hedges, and Bad Neighborhoods”
Economic Dynamism
Partisan Trust in the Federal Reserve
This paper examines partisanship in public perceptions of the Federal Reserve.
The American Dream Is Not a Coin Flip, and Wages Have Not Stagnated
This paper challenges the prevailing narrative that stagnant wages are causing the American dream to fade. It contrasts subjective public opinion with revised objective intergenerational mobility measures.
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A Bad Business on the Bayou
Chevron finds itself the victim of a political alliance between the tort bar and Louisiana Republicans.
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Congress Must Shield US Companies from European Regulations
Congress should exercise its constitutional powers over foreign commerce to guard American companies against overregulation by the European Union.
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Why the AI Revolution Will Require Massive Energy Resources
Overall energy demand will rise because of AI, a textbook example of the Jevons Paradox, where efficiency gains lower costs but stimulate greater total consumption.
Enhancing Trade, Security, and Peace in the Americas: The Role of Think Tanks
The victory of Argentinean Javier Milei, an advocate of the free economy and national defense and an opponent of the 2030 agenda, has encouraged many like-minded groups not to give up on Latin America.
