Predictions 2026: The Revenge of Common Sense in the West
Just a few years ago, the political map of the Western Hemisphere seemed settled. From Kirchner’s Argentina to Joe Biden’s United States, passing through Nicolás Maduro, Gustavo Petro, Gabriel Boric, Pedro Castillo, and Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the vast majority of the continent was governed by left-wing movements or regulated democracies, both with a strong […]
More on the Revenge of Common Sense: When Growth Does Not Depend on the State
Following my last column Predictions 2026: The Revenge of Common Sense in the West, a questionable assertion emerged: that the United States grew because public spending increased. This claim requires a more careful evaluation: analyzing what type of spending grew, why, and what truly drove U.S. economic growth in 2025. It is true that federal […]