The consequences have been severe. A 2023 study of the economic, political and civil society effects of CIA-sponsored regime change in five Latin American countries found that they caused “large declines in democracy scores, rule of law, freedom of speech, and civil liberties,” and a 10 percent reduction in per capita income, on average.

“large declines in democracy scores, rule of law, freedom of speech, and civil liberties,” and a 10 percent reduction in per capita income, on average, eh?