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Argentina’s Basket Case Economy Got Javier Milei Elected

EL LOCO PRESIDENTE

The anarcho-capitalist outsider’s election is stunning, but only because it took this long given Argentina’s hyperinflation and widespread poverty.

Gustavo Flores-Macías
Gustavo Flores-Macías
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A photo illustration of Javier Milei in black and white
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