In 1951, Bertrand Russel took to the The New York Times to argue that the best answer to fanaticism was a calm search for truth. His Ten Commandments of Liberal Inquiry could not be more relevant today. (Number 6 will blow your mind! ;) ) Thread.

“There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't.” (credit: Robert Benchley)

What a time to be alive

1990: World population: 5.3 billion People in extreme poverty: 1.9 billion Today: World population: 7.6 billion People in extreme poverty: 0.7 billion.

My new animated video on how economists and journalists have distorted the evidence on growth and how it treats the poor and the middle class: youtube.com/watch?v=f_i8Tq…

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Two business leaders in #Colombia will compare opportunities and obstacles for women entrepreneurs in #Medellin and #Putumayo in the post-conflict zone #GEW2020 November 19 genglobal.org/colombia/conve… Tomás Mandl

Forthcoming this Spring 2021 from McFarland. Pre-order here: mcfarlandbooks.com/product/modern… #paraguay #mcfarland

The productivity revolution in ag is one of the great humanitarian success stories. reuters.com/article/india-…

*Modern Paraguay: South America’s Best Kept Secret* dlvr.it/S0Qz4X

New on our bookshelf: Modern Paraguay: Uncovering South America’s Best Kept Secret By Tomás Mandl mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Modern…

Thanks tylercowen!! So honored that my book Modern Paraguay made it to his best nonfiction books of 2021 list. marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

10 Latin America & the Caribbean Trends I Tracked in the Past 20 Years tomasmandl.substack.com/p/10-latin-ame…

8 Things I Learned from Reading 30 Books on China open.substack.com/pub/tomasmandl…

Latin America & the Caribbean’s Next 20 Years: What Needs to Change? open.substack.com/pub/tomasmandl…

What’s So Special About Uruguay? open.substack.com/pub/tomasmandl…

Distilling The Economist open.substack.com/pub/tomasmandl…

What’s Next for Cuba? open.substack.com/pub/tomasmandl…