Let’s hope Republicans paid attention to Javier Milei 

Published February 27, 2024 2:03pm ET



Viva la libertad! Anarcho-capitalist Argentinian economist turned chainsaw-wielding President Javier Milei delivered a fiery and wide-ranging speech at CPAC this weekend. The speech in its entirety and English transcript can be found here.

Since taking office nine-and-a-half weeks ago, Milei has eliminated several government agencies, ended crony government contracts, introduced a bill to jail Argentina’s central bankers, and turned the U.S. equivalent of a $1.2 trillion budget deficit into a $400 billion surplus, fulfilling several campaign promises and setting the nation on a path toward fiscal sanity in record time.

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