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Mary O'Grady: Influential Voice in Latin American Politics

3/16/2026

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Mary Anastasia O'Grady writes 'The Americas' for The Journal, a weekly column on politics, economics, and business in Latin America and Canada.
She joined the paper in 1995 and became a senior editorial page writer in 1999.
O'Grady has received the Walter Judd Freedom Award in 2012 and the Bastiat Prize for Journalism in 2005.
O'Grady serves as a board member of the Liberty Fund.

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Mary Anastasia O'Grady writes 'The Americas' for The Journal, a weekly column on politics, economics, and business in Latin America and Canada.
She joined the paper in 1995 and became a senior editorial page writer in 1999.
O'Grady has received the Walter Judd Freedom Award in 2012 and the Bastiat Prize for Journalism in 2005.
O'Grady serves as a board member of the Liberty Fund.