Javier Milei Signs Economic Reforms Into Law
With his initial reforms now in effect, the Argentine president announced the "second phase" of his war against inflation and the deficit.
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Ian Vasquez: What Has Javier Milei Accomplished in Argentina?
The Cato Institute's Ian Vasquez recently organized a conference in Argentina featuring President Javier Milei. He gives an update on the presidency.
Javier Milei's Tax and Omnibus Bills Narrowly Pass Argentine Senate
...as protests outside Congress escalate into violence.
Biden Keeps Blaming Others for His Economic Mistakes
The president has tried to shift blame for inflation, interest rate hikes, and an overall decimation of consumers' purchasing power.
Argentina's Milei To Cut 50,000 State Jobs Amid Legislative Challenges
The move is part of the president's ongoing strategy to cut public spending and reduce the national deficit.
Argentina's Congress Passes Some of Milei's Deregulation Reforms. Will the Senate Support Them?
With only a minority of support in Congress, the president had to make concessions to secure the passage of his sweeping reform bill.
Javier Milei and Elon Musk Bond Over Markets
Argentine President Javier Milei and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met for the first time in Austin, Texas, where they "agreed on the need for free markets."
Milei Sets Aside Dollarization Plan Due to Politics
In a recent interview, the Argentine president said he would have ended up in prison if he dollarized the economy.
Milei To Slash 70,000 Government Jobs To Reform Argentina's Economy
The cuts are part of the president's broader strategy to achieve fiscal balance at any cost.
Is Javier Milei Making Argentina Great Again?
The new Argentine president is popular with American libertarians, but his record at home looks increasingly populist and authoritarian.
Milei Gave Himself a Huge Pay Raise, Then Took It Back
The president who vowed to cut government spending rescinds the 48 percent pay raise he gave himself.
Milei Closes State News Agency Télam for 'Spreading Propaganda'
"It is immoral that in a poor country like ours," the Argentine president said, "the government spends the people's money to buy the will of journalists."
Milei Is Defying Argentina's Powerful Labor Unions
President Javier Milei's adversaries are wealthy Argentines who have benefited from government largesse.
Milei's Free Market Reforms Can Reshape Argentine Cinema
Decades of protectionism have led to the film industry’s decline, but a free market can make it bloom.
Milei's Sweeping Reform Package Triumphs in the Legislature's Lower House
In exchange, the libertarian president had to scale back some of his free-market ambitions.
Argentina, Once One of the Richest Countries, Is Now One of the Poorest. Javier Milei Could Help Fix That.
The new libertarian president believes in free markets and the rule of law. When people have those things, prosperity happens.
Javier Milei vs. Big Labor
Milei's swift action intended to transform Argentina's floundering economy provoked the country's biggest labor union to call tens of thousands to protest in Buenos Aires against his libertarian agenda.
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Milei vs. the WEF: Who Wins?
Marcos Falcone discusses Argentine President Javier Milei's fiery speech at the World Economic Forum's annual conference in Davos on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
What Javier Milei Could Teach Democrats and Republicans About Capitalism
His speech in Davos challenged the growing worldwide trend of increased government involvement in economic affairs.
Guarantors of Poverty
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DeSantis Down and Out
Plus: Javier Milei’s powerful speech on economic prosperity in Davos
Javier Milei Tells World Leaders: 'The State Is Not the Solution'
Speaking at the Davos conference, the Argentine president said the key to prosperity lies in free market ideals and capitalism.
Tax Us, Daddy?
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Milei Wants Argentina To Take Back the Falkland Islands
The government says it's about sovereignty. It might be about oil, too.
Argentine Court Blocks Milei's Labor Reforms
The president says the changes are needed to "avoid disaster."
In 2024, Teens Will Get Pregnant in Driverless Cars
Plus: State officials attempt to ban Donald Trump from 2024 election ballots.
Milei Brings His Chainsaw to Argentina's Regulatory State
If passed, the new libertarian president's omnibus bill of reforms could help Argentina reverse decades of government failure.
Milei's New Anti-Protest Measures Are Put to the Test
Milei's critics have argued the government's measures are a "criminalization of the right to protest," but a closer look shows that those concerns are somewhat exaggerated.
Milei Begins Shock Therapy in Argentina
The self-described anarcho-capitalist president devalued the peso, halved government ministries, and announced a series of spending cuts.
Javier Milei Sworn in as President of Argentina
"Just as the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of a tragic era for the world," he said, "these elections have marked the turning point in our history."
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Rothbardian Javier Milei Takes Control of a Major Country
Three lessons from the Austrian economist Murray Rothbard on how American libertarians might think about Milei's Argentina ascension.
Is Javier Milei a 'Doctrinaire Hayekian' and a Secret Reason Science Project?
Sohrab Ahmari denounces Argentina's new president as a faux populist. Good for Milei.
OpenAI Basically Unionizes
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The World's First Libertarian President
Plus: A listener asks the editors about libertarians and "reflexive contrarianism."
What American Conservatives Can Learn From Argentina's Javier Milei
Once you get past the aesthetics, the similarities between Milei and MAGA mostly vanish.
My Own Personal Evita
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Marcos Falcone: Can a Libertarian Still Win in Argentina?
Argentine libertarian writer Marcos Falcone breaks down Argentina's recent election results and the upcoming runoff.
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Can Milei Still Win in Argentina?
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1 p.m. Eastern on Thursday for a discussion with Argentine libertarian writer Marcos Falcone about Argentina's recent election results and the upcoming runoff.
Crisis at the Border
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Photo: Argentina's Libertarian Moment?
Self-described anarcho-capitalist Javier Milei shocked the world in August by getting the most votes in Argentina's presidential primary.
Strikers Demand 4-Day Workweek
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Gloria Álvarez and Eduardo Marty: The Potential for a Libertarian President in Argentina
A self-described "anarcho-capitalist" leads in the polls ahead of Argentina's upcoming presidential election.
