Marina Rocha is a young economist from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Currently, she is an apprentice at the Mises Institute and also has jobs in finance and as an economic advisor to libertarian city councilors around the country.
While neoconservativism as we know it has US origins, one of its versions is alive and well south of our border. Unfortunately, neoconservatism has made inroads in Latin America.
While conservatives and followers of Austrian economics often have much in common, many conservatives are against free trade and free exchange. Austrians need to carefully explain why those beliefs are harmful.
Brazil’s carnival celebration is a huge event that also is heavily subsidized by government at all levels. Yet carnival would do very well if the subsidies were replaced with entrepreneurial investment.
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