In this Free for All episode, Big John welcomes special guest Juan Pablo Villasmil to discuss libertarian Javier Milei, the new president of Argentina. Consequently, can the winner of the Argentina election overcome the statist regime and deliver the country from the results of decades of leftist economic policies?
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Chapters:
0:00:00 Opening
0:02:30 Juan Pablo Villamil’s political awakening alongside Javier Milei’s rise
0:04:00 Argentina’s economic woes
0:09:30 Who is Javier Milei?
0:16:15 American populism is nationalism; Argentine populism is driven by economics
0:21:00 Why is the American Right claiming Milei as one of their own?
0:24:00 Dollarization of Argentina’s currency
0:28:45 South America as an incubator for economic experiments
0:35:00 Will Milei be able to push through his agenda?
0:43:00 Argentina is more business-friendly to the U.S.
0:54:30 Wrapping up