After Freedom – Part 4: Engines and Earth

[Luis Gonzalez]

After Freedom — Part Four: Engines and Earth

The Daily Work That Makes Liberty Real 

Part Four is now live 

Stability is not prosperity. 

Part Four of the *After Freedom* series focuses on the harder work of economic activation after basic systems return. Factories must restart. Fields must yield. Supply chains must function. Capital must be allocated wisely. Incentives must reward effort and competence.

Freedom alone does not produce growth. Industrial equipment can be imported. Investment can be negotiated. But none of it matters without disciplined labor, accountable management, and a culture that sustains production over time. 

This installment explores how industry, agriculture, and everyday work combine to build momentum in a free Cuba. It examines output declines, modernizing needs, and why productive rhythm is essential for long-term renewal. 

 
Reconstruction is not a single infusion of money. It is the return of productive rhythm. 

 

Read the full essay here: 
Engines and Earth — The Daily Work That Makes Liberty Real 

Share your thoughts and reactions below!

[Luis Gonzalez]

I mislabeled yesterday’s entry. This is Part 4.

[Cyber Liberty]

That's an interesting illustration!

[DefiantMassRINO]

Corruption would be an impediment to unleashing the wild spirits of capitalism in Cuba, as corruption has constrained economic and social progress in much of Central America.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Corruption would be an impediment to unleashing the wild spirits of capitalism in Cuba, as corruption has constrained economic and social progress in much of Central America.

… or here for that matter.

Part 5 addresses that.

[Luis Gonzalez]

That's an interesting illustration!

Thanks!

I am “doing” the graphics with AI.