Sergio Lopez

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Fumes of a Failed System: Bolivia’s Gasoline Crisis

06/27/2025 Mises Wire Sergio Lopez

Bolivians are finding out the hard way that socialist energy means price controls, and price controls mean fuel shortages and long gas station lines. Socialism excels in unkept promises and Bolivia is no exception to that rule.

The Alleged Failed Coup in Bolivia Was Actually a Political Maneuver by a Failed Socialist Regime

07/01/2024 Power & Market Sergio Lopez

This week on Wednesday 26th at around 2:30 of the afternoon military forces in ski masks took Plaza Murillo, the main plaza where the seat of the Bolivian government resides. Actions that at first...

Bureaucracy: The Red Tape that Prevents Economic Growth

06/10/2024 Mises Wire Sergio Lopez

Contra Keynesians, who believe that government spending and bureaucracy are the keys to economic growth, it is the bureaucratic state that swallows resources and stifles entrepreneurs. The more powerful the bureaucracy, the lower the standard of living.

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Fumes of a Failed System: Bolivia’s Gasoline Crisis

06/27/2025 Sergio Lopez

Smugglers: True Heroes of Liberty

06/13/2024 Sergio Lopez

Even though our legal authorities treat smugglers as criminals, smugglers actually are promoters of liberty who usually break unjust laws. The US was practically founded on smuggling.

How the “Informal” Economy Creates Free Markets in Bolivia

05/12/2024 Sergio Lopez

Bolivia has been mired in poverty, hyperinflation, and state control of the economy for generations. It is time for a change, and the Alasitas Fair is leading the way.

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