Javier Milei: Madman? Or Savior?
Reason visited Argentina to find out if Javier Milei's reforms are working.
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Is Javier Milei Actually Improving Argentina?
Two Argentine pundits debate the success of Javier Milei.
Javier Milei's Economic Reforms Are Already Paying Off in Argentina
But local free market economists think further currency and labor reforms will get the Argentine economy recovering faster
Milei Shuts Down Argentina's Tax Agency
AFIP is an "unnecessary bureaucracy" that stifles economic freedom, says Milei's government.
Argentina Ended Rent Control. Guess What Happened Next.
A free market for housing is one that benefits both renters and landlords.
Rents Fall and Listings Increase After Javier Milei Ends Rent Control In Argentina
Javier Milei’s repeal of restrictive rent control laws increased housing supply and stabilized prices.
In Argentina, the Private Sector May Save Soccer
Javier Milei’s plan to let nonprofit teams convert to for-profit entities may inject capital into a struggling soccer league.
Will Milei's AI Policing Plan Become a Tool for Social Control?
Argentina's self-proclaimed libertarian president touts a crime-fighting plan that sounds like Minority Report.
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.
Trump Suddenly Loves Immigration
Plus: Catholic hospitals may be forced to provide euthanasia, Milei's accomplishments in Argentina, migrant crisis near the Canary Islands, and more...
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.
The National Debt Is Now So High That Every American Essentially Owes $100,000
We could grow our way out of our debt burden if politicians would limit spending increases to just below America's average yearly economic growth. But they won't even do that.
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.
The Myth of the Argentine Yoga School Sex Cult
Prosecutors say the Buenos Aires Yoga School was a sex trafficking cult, but the alleged victims say this isn't true.
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 Teams Up With El Salvador To Boost Crypto Adoption
A formal partnership between Argentina and El Salvador could signal a major shift in Latin America's approach to digital assets.
Tyrant Besties
Plus: Boobs in the portal, Michelin-starred tacos, Argentine labor laws, Gavin Newsom's replacement, and more...
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.
Canada's Trucker Crackdown
Plus: TED's "genocide apologists," California's speed limits, NYPD's inability to handle road blockages, and more...
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
Plus: Chatbots vs. suicidal ideation, Margot Robbie vs. the patriarchy, New York City vs. parents, and more...
Republican Presidential Nomination
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.
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."
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.
Let Foreign Airlines Serve Domestic Routes in the U.S.
Argentina is opening domestic air travel to foreign airlines for the first time. The same trick has worked wonders for Europe.
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."
Florida vs. California
Plus: Send your questions for the editors to roundtable@reason.com ahead of this week’s special webathon episode!
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.
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.
