Thales B. Marques

Thales B. Marques, CFA, is an economist and fixed income investment specialist. He is a member of the Institute of Leadership Development in São Paulo (Instituto de Formação de Líderes — IFL-SP), a Brazilian nonpartisan institute committed to promoting individual liberty, civic responsibility, and sound economic thought.

Posts by Thales B. Marques

June 26, 2025

Public Money, Private Ideas: The Dilemma of Universities Today

The recent suspension of federal funding by the Trump administration to institutions such as Harvard and Columbia forces us to confront a fundamental contradiction: We value academic independence, yet expect that independence to be financed by taxpayers who may strongly oppose the ideas being promoted within these universities. Continue Reading...