Douglass to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. Augusto Pinochet In November 2018, Erickson tweeted that foreign aid to Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico would be more effectively spent installing "Pinochet types" in these countries. He added that the US should "support strong leaders who support free market reforms and promote economic stability, even if with a heavy hand". When challenged on this proposal, Erickson replied "I'm hoping for some helicopters in this plan", a reference to Death flights in Chile during Pinochet's regime. Kathryn Sikkink, a professor in International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, responded to Erickson's remarks. She noted that "Pinochet was a Chilean dictator who committed massive human rights abuses," and that Erickson got the "facts exactly backward. Recent history and social science don't show that authoritarian regimes stop people from fleeing across borders. They show that they make more people want to flee." Book In 2017 he published a book Before You Wake: Life Lessons from a Father to His Children. References External links "Confessions of a Political Junkie" blog "Peach Pundit" blog 1975 births Living people People from Jackson, Louisiana American bloggers American evangelicals American political writers 21st-century American male writers American radio personalities Journalists from Louisiana CNN people Georgia (U.S. state) city council members Georgia (U.S. state) Republicans College Republicans American political commentators Mercer University alumni Presbyterians from Georgia (U.S. state) Tea Party movement activists 21st-century American non-fiction writers American male non-fiction writers American male bloggers