Argentina’s much-mocked Javier Milei just might get the last laugh

For the self-styled “anarcho-capitalist,” who campaigned with a chainsaw as a symbol of his desire to slash the bloated state and free the economy, has embarked upon a messianic mission to salvage his stagnant nation. Carried unexpectedly to power on a wave of public contempt for failed politicians and a corrupt elite, Milei is trying to unleash, in a statist society, a libertarian revolution that one aide described to me as “turbocharged Thatcherism.”

Milei’s radical experiment is being watched closely around the world. Debt-laden governments are grappling with surging spending — not least in Washington, where Elon Musk has been tasked by President-elect Donald Trump to perform similar surgery to the federal budget, and in Britain, where shattered Conservatives are searching for fresh ideas after ejection from office. Milei has responded with a typical lack of modesty, bragging that he is “exporting the model of the chainsaw and deregulation to the whole world,” while telling the Economist magazine that his contempt for the state remains “infinite” after his first year in office.

...his contempt for the state remains “infinite” after his first year in office.

What's not to like?

“who campaigned with a chainsaw as a symbol of his desire to slash the bloated state”

I’m in love....lol

“What’s not to like?”

Only thing not to like is that he has softened his truth-telling about Pope Bergoglio’s Marxism, but politics sometimes requires a few pulled punches.

Inflation down to under 3%. What isn’t to like?