June 4, 2010
New York City
Today, my friends and colleagues from the Atlas 400 group are gathering in New York City for another weekend adventure. It’s something I’ve been looking forward to since our last event in Panama.
As you’ve heard me describe before, the Atlas 400 is a private group of successful, like-minded individuals who meet at world-class locations to discuss their ideas, socialize, and forge lasting personal and business relationships.
I go out of my way to attend the events, and I’m pleased that a handful of Sovereign Man subscribers have joined the club. If you’re interested in learning more about the club, you can read more here.
Afterwards, I’m hopping on a plane for Panama where I have a short, 3-day trip planned before heading on to Chile, Brazil, and then Europe.
More on that next week; for now, let’s move on to this week’s questions.
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June 2, 2010
Washington, DC
A few days ago, Colombian voters went to the polls for the first round of their quadrennial presidential elections. For many, it will be the most important decision of the new century thus far.
The current President, Alvaro Uribe, leaves office later this summer after two consecutive terms in office. He is legally barred from serving a third term. Uribe is regarded as the nation’s savior by many Colombians, and as the devil incarnate by others.
While his administration was salted with multiple accomplishments and scandals, Uribe’s lasting legacy will be the tough war that he waged on the FARC and paramilitary groups… and by many accounts, it is a war that the government has won.
I need to pause for a moment and explain a bit about the differences in the various groups in Colombia, which are often used interchangeably by mistake.
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