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The Impunity Observer is committed to fearless investigative journalism and policy research. Our mission is to foster positive relations between the United States and Latin America. Independent journalism enables common understanding and the rule of law towards trade and economic development.
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Mailyn Salabarria: No Way Out of Cuba's Nightmare without US Tutelage
Feb 1100:34:10Tap to summarizeReceive a 10 percent discount on Adrian Day’s Global Analyst newsletter with the coupon code FERG: https://www.adriandayglobalanalyst.com/Mailyn Salabarria, a Cuban journalist and classical-liberal advocate, fled Cuba and moved to the United States in 2001. As a believer that freedom cannot be taken for granted, she praises the Donald Trump administration’s efforts to restore democracy and fundamental rights across the Americas.Salabarria argues that Cubans on the island need US military support to oust the dictatorship and that Cuba is a US concern, just as Venezuela has been. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2026/02/11/mailyn-salabarria-no-way-out-of-cubas-nightmare-without-us-tutelage/
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Guillermo Peña: Time for Honduras to Lay 2009 to Rest
Jan 2100:25:27Tap to summarizeThe Impunity Observer now has a trusted precious-metals partner: the American Gold Exchange. Get started at http://amergold.com/io. Please note you heard of them through the Impunity Observer.Guillermo Peña, a Honduran free-market advocate and director of strategic alliances at Universidad de la Libertad in Mexico, analyzes Honduras’s election results. For Peña, the victory of the National Party’s presidential candidate, Nasry “Tito” Asfura, was no surprise.He says it was clear that the incumbent socialist Libre party had stalled in third place. In his assessment, the contest was essentially a two-way race between Asfura and Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla.Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2026/01/21/guillermo-pena-time-for-honduras-to-lay-2009-to-rest/
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Humberto Macias: Libre Party Is Going Down in Honduras
Nov 1200:26:49Tap to summarizeReceive a 10 percent discount on Adrian Day’s Global Analyst newsletter with the coupon code FERG: https://www.adriandayglobalanalyst.com/At the macroeconomic level, Honduras projects a façade of stability. Our podcast guest, Humberto Macías—a US attorney who moved to Honduras in pursuit of the ZEDE vision—argues that this stability rests largely on a surge in remittances, fiscal-policy tweaks, and rising coffee exports. On the ground, he warns that many Hondurans are struggling day to day. That is one reason why he believes Libre will not win the November 30 election.Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/11/12/humberto-macias-the-libre-party-will-fall/
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Daniel Cruz: How to Avert Feudalism in Honduras
Oct 2200:27:34Tap to summarizeBuy "The Latin America Red Pill" by Fergus Hodgson: https://a.co/d/6mbUodaAn enthusiastic Impunity Observer follower, Daniel Cruz, joins our podcast to discuss Honduras’s sociopolitical challenges. A Canadian-Honduran, Cruz lays out how electoral fraud, corruption, and clientelism have become everyday features of Honduran politics. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/10/22/daniel-cruz-how-to-avert-feudalism-in-honduras/
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The Soles Cartel’s Role in US Electoral Fraud
Oct 600:40:03Tap to summarizeTackling the Soles Cartel and the Venezuelan dictatorship is not just another foreign affair for the United States. Ralph Pezzullo—author of Stolen Elections: The Plot to Destroy Democracy—and whistleblower and former CIA officer Gary Berntsen contend the United States is facing a hybrid war against an exceptionally dangerous actor.Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/10/06/the-soles-cartels-role-in-us-electoral-fraud/
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Orlando Avendaño: How to Pull the Plug on the Soles Cartel
Sep 1000:28:38Tap to summarizeVenezuelan journalist Orlando Avendaño joined the Impunity Observer podcast to discuss the US confrontation with Venezuela. For him, the recent strike on a boat signals that President Donald Trump is walking the talk and escalating with consequences.Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/09/10/orlando-avendano-how-to-pull-the-plug-on-the-soles-cartel/
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The Dream: Why ZEDEs Believers Fight to Survive in Honduras | Joyce Brand
Aug 600:39:11Tap to summarizeMorazán City, a Honduran special economic and development zone (ZEDE) designed for Hondurans, has been quietly reshaping what governance can look like. The construction started in 2020, and now a few hundred residents have chosen to move to this partially autonomous city. In this location, innovative institutions promise a more secure, prosperous, and business-friendly locale than elsewhere in Honduras.In 2024, President Xiomara Castro repealed the ZEDE Law, giving existing ZEDEs a 10-year deadline to operate under special rules. Despite political uncertainty Joyce Brand, author of Pioneering Prosperity: The Morazán Model for Free Cities (2024), contends autonomous cities like Morazán are the future of governance and economic freedom. Brand emphasizes: “Honduran workers, not libertarians, are happy to reside in Morazán City.”Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/08/05/the-dream-why-a-true-believer-defends-zedes-in-honduras/Buy "Pioneering Prosperity: The Morazán Model for Free Cities" by Joyce Brand: https://amzn.to/455hJfY
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What Became of Dollarization, Bitcoin in El Salvador? (Spanish)
Jul 2200:32:33Tap to summarizeIn 2001, El Salvador dollarized its economy, but the promised benefits never fully arrived. In 2021, President Bukele repeated the pattern by adopting bitcoin as legal tender overnight, with little public input.In this episode, Ishi—a pseudonymous Salvadoran bitcoin developer and founder of Torogoz.dev—explains why both transitions fell short and what lessons can still be learned.Watch now to find out: - Why do most Salvadorans still avoid bitcoin?- What went wrong with Chivo Wallet?- What benefits has bitcoin actually brought to El Salvador?- Plus: how IMF negotiations may now open the door for organic bitcoin adoption without state mandates.Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/07/21/what-became-of-dollarization-bitcoin-in-el-salvador-spanish/
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What America-First Means for Latin America | Fergus Hodgson
Jun 1700:16:48Tap to summarizePublisher Fergus Hodgson discusses what this implies for Latin America, and Ecuador in particular, in his June 9 presentation with the CREO Movement classical-liberal political party in Quito, Ecuador. He addresses America-First’s underlying drivers, the foreign-policy outcomes, and recommendations and opportunities for the region.Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/06/17/what-america-first-means-for-latin-america/
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Martin Litwak: There Can Be No Argentine Renaissance without Tax Cuts, Labor Reform
Jun 1100:26:42Tap to summarizeThe Javier Milei administration has brought some stability to the Argentine peso through spending cuts, lower inflation, market liberalization, and improved access to capital flows. However, for Martín Litwak—an international lawyer specializing in wealth management—these measures fall short. He argues Argentina still needs deeper reforms, particularly to reduce the tax burden and dismantle the union-dominated economy, which continue to deter investment.Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2025/06/11/martin-litwak-no-argentine-renaissance-without-tax-cuts-labor-reform/
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