admin
María Corina Machado’s rise from Venezuelan opposition organizer to 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is a wake-up call to every American who still believes in liberty and free markets. The Nobel Committee honored her for leading a democratic resistance against a regime that has hollowed out a once-prosperous nation and turned public institutions into instruments of repression.
On Fox News’ My View, Machado bluntly warned that Venezuela is the “living example” of what radical socialism produces — a broken economy, mass migration, and a security vacuum where criminal elements prosper. Her message should silence every utopian who still thinks socialism is just another policy option; in Venezuela it has been very dangerous for families, for rule of law, and for human dignity.
She didn’t mince words about Nicolás Maduro’s regime, calling it a narco-authoritarian enterprise and applauding responsible U.S. pressure that pushes back on those criminal networks. Conservatives should be grateful that American leadership has chosen to side with freedom rather than appeasement, and Machado’s praise for decisive action underscores the moral clarity of standing with patriots fighting tyrants.
This is not a distant foreign problem we can shrug off — it’s a strategic and moral test for the West. If the United States retreats into neutrality while socialist kleptocrats consolidate power, the result will be more failed states, more humanitarian crises, and a red carpet for malign actors to expand their influence in the hemisphere. We must support pro-democracy voices, keep sanctions and pressure targeted, and back policies that restore economic freedom and opportunity in Venezuela.
Let María Corina Machado’s Nobel be a spur, not a consolation prize. Conservatives in Washington and Main Street patriots alike should honor her courage by recommitting to the principles that made America the safe harbor for liberty — robust support for democracy abroad, vigilance against leftist schemes at home, and unwavering solidarity with those who risk everything to defend freedom. The choice is still ours: liberty or decline, and Machado’s story makes that choice painfully clear.
