{"id":2379624,"date":"2024-12-13T05:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T10:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foul-mouthed-milei-shows-libertarians-the-way-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T05:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T10:46:15","slug":"foul-mouthed-milei-shows-libertarians-the-way-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foul-mouthed-milei-shows-libertarians-the-way-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Foul-mouthed Milei shows libertarians the way &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffoul-mouthed-milei-shows-libertarians-the-way-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379624&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Argentine President Javier Milei&#8217;s\u2064 notable economic reforms and thier impact on the country&#8217;s economy during his first year \u200bin office. Initially, there were \u200dconcerns\u2063 about his potential threat \u2064to\u200b democracy, but the narrative has shifted to recognize the successes \u2064of his\u200d administration. \u2064Notably, Milei has managed to reduce the inflation rate drastically, liberalize the rental\u2063 market, and \u200bachieve a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-recall-threat-ca-gov-newsom-unveils-largest-state-tax-rebate-in-american-history\/\" title=\"Amid Recall Threat, CA Gov. Newsom Unveils \u2018Largest State Tax Rebate In American History\u2019\">budget surplus<\/a> for\u200b the first \u200dtime in \u2062over a century. While \u200dsome\u200d challenges remain, including\u2062 rising poverty rates, especially among the elderly, the overall business confidence has improved considerably.The article emphasizes \u200cthat Milei&#8217;s \u200badoption of classical liberal principles, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-put-musk-in-charge-of-trimming-bureaucratic-fat-secretary-of-cost-cutting-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump to put Musk in charge of trimming bureaucratic fat: \u2018Secretary of cost cutting\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">reducing government size<\/a>\u200d and spending, is instrumental in \u2062reversing Argentina\u2019s long-standing\u200b economic decline. Despite\u2062 some setbacks, including the abandonment of a dollarization\u2063 plan, Milei&#8217;s strategies are\u2064 being\u200b lauded as a path \u2064toward economic recovery amidst a historical context of\u2064 decades of\u2062 mismanagement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Foul-mouthed Milei shows libertarians the way<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1557451\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Last year, the<em> Economist<\/em> warned that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/javier-milei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Javier Milei<\/a> would be a danger for democracy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/argentina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Argentina<\/a>&rdquo; on the eve of his election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Twelve months on, that global voice of &ldquo;Sensible Centrism&rdquo; has changed its tune: &ldquo;Javier Milei&rsquo;s reforms hold lessons for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">world<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You can see its point. In his first year, the Argentine president halved the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">inflation<\/a> rate, which was running at one per cent <em>per day<\/em> when he took over. He has freed up the rental market, resulting in the number of available apartments rising by 170 per cent, and rents falling by 40 per cent. He has returned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">economy<\/a> to growth and run the first default-free budget surplus in 123 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Business<\/a> confidence is surging, and the stock exchange is with it.<\/p>\n<p>No one can undo a century of malinvestment and mismanagement without pain. Argentina&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/poverty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poverty<\/a> rate has risen, especially among the elderly, whose state pensions have seen their value fall in real terms. However, sadly, that is the story of every successful economic reform, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/margaret-thatcher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Margaret Thatcher<\/a>&rsquo;s in 1980 to the post-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Communist governments<\/a> of Central Europe a decade later.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the voters are backing their president, the first free marketeer they have had since 1916. They are painfully aware that Argentina is almost the only nation on the planet that has become poorer over the past generation.<\/p>\n<p>The surest way to measure people&rsquo;s real wealth is by their time. How many minutes must the average worker put in to buy a cup of coffee, a haircut, an hour of reading light, or whatever? By that metric, as Marian Tupy at HumanProgress has shown, Americans have seen their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wealth<\/a> rise by 204 per cent, Chileans by 156 per cent, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chinese<\/a>, who have transitioned from Communism, by 1682 per cent. However, Argentines, incredibly, are 13 per cent <em>poorer<\/em> than they were in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>How has Milei turned around this generational decline? By applying the classical liberal principles that made Argentina rich before 1916. He has shrunk the state payroll, abolished numerous government ministries, slashed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a>, cut spending, and turned off the central bank&rsquo;s printing presses. Although he disappointingly shelved his plan to adopt the U.S. dollar, which would have guaranteed that his reforms could not be undone by returning Peronist numbskulls, he has done something that libertarians have long dreamed of, making all currencies legal tender in Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>As the<em> Economist<\/em> put it: &ldquo;Argentina&rsquo;s president is often wrongly lumped in with populist leaders such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, the hard right in France and Germany or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/viktor-orban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Viktor Orban<\/a> in Hungary. In fact he comes from a different tradition: a true belief in open markets and individual liberty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, quite. Though, once again, the magazine has radically changed its tune. Six months ago, it was telling its readers about &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/latin-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Latin America<\/a>&rsquo;s new hard right: Bukele, Milei, Kast and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jair-bolsonaro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bolsonaro<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Milei&rsquo;s worldview is very different from that of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the Hungarian prime minister, or the U.S. president-elect. He is a down-the-line libertarian who loves free trade, welcomes immigration, ignores culture wars, and has no problem with transgender people (&ldquo;provided they don&rsquo;t send me the bill&rdquo;).<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the only two policy areas where Milei is not uncomplicatedly anti-state are, oddly enough, areas where he nonetheless differs from Trump. Milei is (unusually, if not uniquely for a libertarian) strongly anti-abortion. He is also pro-Ukraine and pro-NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Why, then, do the two men get on so well? Why was Milei Trump&rsquo;s first foreign visitor? Partly because Trumpery has never been wholly synonymous with NatCon protectionism. There are plenty of free-marketeers in the incoming administration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> have been especially vocal in their praise for Milei, whom they see as a model when it comes to domestic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/regulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">regulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is mainly because Milei understood early on that the way to sell classical liberalism was in angry, crude, Trumpian language. His style was what our listless, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">screen-frazzled age demanded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s an example. In an interview, Milei explained why governments spend resources less carefully than private individuals. Milton Friedman summarized the argument: &ldquo;There are two kinds of money in the world: your money and my money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Milei&rsquo;s version of the same concept?: &ldquo;We can all be hookers when it&rsquo;s someone else&rsquo;s ass!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Such vernacular does not come easily to free-marketeers, who are accustomed to defending counterintuitive ideas against populists. However, the evidence keeps piling up, whether in the United States, Britain, or Europe. It is not so much Trump&rsquo;s policies that fueled his rise &mdash; he has very little interest in policy &mdash; as his rough and demotic manner. Libertarians may need to grit their teeth and copy it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1557451\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1557451\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milei&#8217;s bold reforms impress, shifting views on his impact<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3097,"featured_media":2379625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Javier-Milei-argentina-yy32.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40806,46713,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2379624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-libertarianism","tag-milei","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Javier-Milei-argentina-yy32.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3097"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2379624"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2379628,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379624\/revisions\/2379628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2379625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2379624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2379624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2379624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}