On December 13, the Hayek Institut, in partnership with LGT Bank, Austrian Economics Center and Swarovski Kristallwelten, had the honor of awarding the Hayek Lifetime Achievement Awards to Freedom Champions, the American economist Richard W. Rahn and the Guatemalan political commentator Gloria Alvarez.
Gloria Álvarez’ career span is shorter, but certainly as bright as Mr. Rahn’s. Ms. Álvarez rose to stardom thanks to a viral video of a speech she gave in Zaragoza, Spain, against the populist governments of Latin America. Her intervention was watched more than 20 million times and transformed the Guatemalan political scientist into an instant anti-populist powerhouse. When the story of how Chávez-style populism was defeated in Latin America is written, the name Gloria Álvarez will need at least a few chapters.
She is currently working on a project with former news anchor John Stossel and ReasonTV. Their objective is to produce short videos which debunk the current siren calls of “democratic socialism”, with the first videos already gathering them a large fellowship on RU-vid.
In addition, Ms. Álvarez is the author of the book Cómo hablar con un progre (How to talk to a progressive) in which she expands her efforts in order to deconstruct the underpinning myths of the Left. In the book, she dismantles common beliefs and misconceptions of the typical progressive with humor and simplicity.
Finally, Ms. Álvarez made her debut at the Free Market Road Show in 2017, where she spoke in more than ten cities. Each and every one of them were fully packed events. She will join the FMRS once more next year.
14 окт 2024
