Brad Lips · [email protected]

April 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Remembering Mario Vargas Llosa

Remembering Mario Vargas Llosa Atlas Network celebrates the life and achievements of Nobel laureate and freedom champion Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-2025) Dear John, This has been an emotional week in the worldwide freedom movement, as so many of our friends and colleagues…

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  Grover Norquist · [email protected]

April 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM

Reagan knew how to fight socialism — so does Atlas Network

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

April 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Atlas Network vs. USAID

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

April 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Freedom Worldwide Webinar Recording: USAID

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  Dr. Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

March 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Journey to Syria: Here’s our plan (plus breaking news)

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

March 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Why USAID and Foreign Aid Are Failing – Freedom Worldwide Webinar

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  Dr. Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

March 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Journey to Syria: Meeting with pro-freedom leaders

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  Dr. Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

February 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM

My journey to Syria: Bringing freedom to the post-Assad nation

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

February 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Meet the leader redefining Africa’s future

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

February 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM

5 wins for freedom you don’t want to miss

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

February 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM

This one isn’t on our website

This one isn’t on our website We reserve some opportunities for a select group. Dear John, If you visit the Atlas Network website, you’ll see many upcoming events, such as Regional Liberty Forums, Atlas Network Academy workshops, and webinars. But we also have some upc…

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

January 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Freedom Worldwide Webinar Recording: Iran in a Changing Middle East

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

January 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Lebanon’s government-made disaster

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

January 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM

Reminder: Join Us in 1 Week for "Freedom Worldwide: Iran in a Changing Middle East" Webinar

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  George Lengvari · [email protected]

January 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM

“Never, ever, trust a communist."

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

January 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM

A leader in her own words

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

January 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Freedom Worldwide: Iran in a Changing Middle East

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

January 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM

The secret plan to outsmart a dictator

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

December 31, 2024 at 10:30 PM

Final reminder – Before you leave

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  Brad Lips · [email protected]

December 31, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Last chance to take advantage of this offer

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

December 27, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Celebrating Dr. Parth J. Shah – How your support transformed a country

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

December 26, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Grateful

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  Mohamad Machine-Chian · [email protected]

December 24, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Update: The freedom movement in Iran

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

December 23, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Atlas Network’s new documentary series

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

December 22, 2024 at 2:29 PM

We saved a spot for you

We saved a spot for you Join a global community with exclusive benefits—and make liberty thrive. Dear John, Atlas Network is now only nine days away from the conclusion of our year-end giving campaign. I hope you’ll participate in our biggest fundraising drive of the y…

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

December 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Update

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

December 17, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Available Now: Winter 2024 edition of Freedom’s Champion

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

December 12, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Conservation without the big government

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

December 10, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Javier Milei approves

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

December 4, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Year in Review: Over 1,000 leaders, $10M granted, and growth

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Starting today

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

November 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Gratitude Week: Thankful for you, John

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  Brad Lips · [email protected]

November 22, 2024 at 9:30 PM

Thank you for another successful Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner

Thank you for another successful Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner This was a great year for the freedom movement, and 2025 looks like it will be even better. Dear John, I’m pleased to share that this year’s Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner was a tremen…

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

November 21, 2024 at 12:30 AM

Happening Now: Atlas Network’s Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

November 19, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Tomorrow: What we have planned for Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

November 18, 2024 at 6:29 PM

Teaching economics, even during a war

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 2:30 PM

How to take on a central bank and win

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

October 31, 2024 at 8:30 PM

Freedom Worldwide Webinar Recording: Mexico: Return of the Perfect Dictatorship?

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

October 30, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Laying the inheritance tax to rest

Laying the inheritance tax to rest It’s a very Happy Halloween thanks to this Atlas Network partner. Dear John, Benjamin Franklin once spoke of the certainty of death and taxes. Unfortunately, the people of Spain had to deal with a combination of the two. For decades,…

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

October 23, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Supreme Court victory: Telling the government they can’t steal your money

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Freedom Worldwide Mexico: Return of the Perfect Dictatorship?

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

October 16, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Another award for dismantling Soviet-era corruption?

Another award for dismantling Soviet-era corruption? Institute for Market Economics has the momentum to win again after taking home the 2024 Europe Liberty Award. Dear John, Atlas Network partner Institute for Market Economics (IME) in Sofia, Bulgaria, has already had a…

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

October 14, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Announcing Atlas Network’s 2024 Templeton Freedom Award Finalists

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

October 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Advancing women’s rights in East Africa

Advancing women’s rights in East Africa This Atlas Network partner received its third nomination for the Templeton Freedom Award, our most prestigious honor. Dear John, Imagine operating a farm with your spouse, who owns the property. One day, your spouse tragically pa…

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

September 30, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Tonight: We support young entrepreneurs in Africa

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  Brad Lips · [email protected]

September 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Property and inheritance rights in the world’s newest country

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  Brad Lips · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Overcoming government bullying

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Announcement: María Corina Machado to give talk on "Rescuing Venezuela from Tyranny" in New York

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  Tom G. Palmer · [email protected]

September 26, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Very grateful for Atlas Network

Very grateful for Atlas Network Our community brought together some of the hardest-working champions of freedom to reward them for advancing free enterprise. Dear John, Yesterday, we held the Smart Bets Virtual Pitch Competition, during which ten of Atlas Network’s most…

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  Kameron Griffin · [email protected]

September 26, 2024 at 5:01 PM

Solving chronic underemployment in Ghana

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