Author

Andrea Rondón García

Andrea Rondón García has a PhD in Law from the the Central University of Venezuela, and teaches at the Andrés Bello Catholic University. She is the director of CEDICE’s Property Rights Committee, and academic director of the Ludwig Von Mises Institute in Venezuela. Follow @arondon75.

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Latin Americans Wanted Serfdom, and Now They Have It

Andrea Rondón García Jan 15, 2016 4

EspañolFriedrich A. Hayek first published The Road to Serfdom in 1944. Unfortunately, several decades later, we find that many of the warnings that he put forth in his book were not heeded, especially in Latin America. Why is it…
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The Opposition Has Won the Battle, but the War for Venezuela Continues

Andrea Rondón García Dec 7, 2015 5

The history of free men is never written by chance but by choice — their choice. — ‎Dwight Eisenhower‬. EspañolDecember 6 was a special day for Venezuela. Voters not only chose their representatives in the legislature, they also decided to…
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Are Venezuelans Shrugging?

Andrea Rondón García Nov 20, 2015 9

When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion — when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing — when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods,…
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What “Social Justice” Did to Venezuela

Andrea Rondón García Nov 4, 2015 649

Totalitarian domination, however, aims at abolishing freedom, even at eliminating human spontaneity in general, and by no means at a restriction of freedom no matter how tyrannical.” — Hannah Arendt, Origins of Totalitarianism.…
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Socialism’s Secret Weapon in Venezuela

Andrea Rondón García Oct 15, 2015 5

The government never lends or gives anything to business that it does not take away from business." — Henry Hazlitt. EspañolAnalysts usually look at how inflation affects the economy, which is an important measure. But inflation also has…
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Venezuela’s Socialist Disaster Proves Austrian Economics Right, Yet Again

Andrea Rondón García Oct 5, 2015 1,268

Tu ne cede malis. — Virgil EspañolSeptember 29, 2015, marked Ludwig von Mises's 134th birthday. Although the Austrian-born economist passed away 42 years ago, his message remains more relevant than ever. He is widely regarded as one…
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Venezuela Cannot Sink Any Lower

Andrea Rondón García Sep 24, 2015 0

EspañolOn September 15, the Canada-based Fraser Institute released the 2015 Economic Freedom of the World Report. CEDICE Libertad, a Venezuelan think tank and contributor to the annual study, presented the report's findings in Caracas.…
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Venezuelans Won’t Take Oppression Lying Down

Andrea Rondón García Sep 22, 2015 1

I can affirm that I belong to a race of men that have built their lives through their own mistakes." — Ernesto Sábato. EspañolThe events that occurred the week of September 10 were a hard blow to the people of Venezuela. The injustice…
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Leopoldo López’s Shackles Extend across a Nation

Andrea Rondón García Sep 14, 2015 4

It is not as easy as one may think to be a free man. In truth, those who say it's easy are the ones who have given up.” — Albert Camus, Escritos Libertarios. EspañolThe Venezuelan regime stripped Leopoldo López of his freedom in February…
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Ideology

Rising Liberal Youth Offer Venezuela’s Best Hope

Andrea Rondón García Sep 1, 2015 3

EspañolOnce the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be…
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Fiction’s Got Nothing on Venezuela

Andrea Rondón García Aug 7, 2015 25

Español"Totalitarian domination, however, aims at abolishing freedom, even at eliminating human spontaneity in general, and by no means at a restriction of freedom no matter how tyrannical." — Hanna Arendt, The Origins of…
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What “Made in Socialism” Means to Venezuelans

Andrea Rondón García Jul 27, 2015 14

EspañolSocialism is any system that restricts or infringes upon the free exercise of human action or entrepreneurial role, and that is justified in the popular, political, and scientific discourse as a system capable of improving…
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