In this episode of Free Market Matters, host Bruce Rottman speaks with Venezuelan dissident, Daniel Chang Contreras. 

Daniel visited Brookfield Academy to share his experiences growing up in Venezuela as his country trasnitioned from relative prosperity to authoritarainism and poverty. In 2017, he fled the country that socialism destroyed. 

His firsthand experience and knowledge made a big impact on the students and you'll find their conversation engaging as well. 

For the past 60 years, free market economics has been an important part of Brookfield Academy’s curriculum. The founders of our school believed that in preparing students for college and life, we need to share with them the importance of a deep understanding of both personal freedom and individual responsibility.

The Free Market Institute was established to provide even greater opportunities for our students to learn, discuss, and experience free market principles in and beyond the classroom. Through this podcast, blogs, seminars, classes, and other activities, the Free Market Institute shares insight into the "economic way of thinking" for all students and our entire BA community.

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