by Dan Mitchell | Jul 21, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I almost feel sorry for the 108 leftist economists who predicted back in 2023 that Argentina would suffer if Javier Milei won the presidential election. Not only were they disappointed when he enjoyed a landslide victory, but the subsequent events in...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
When writing about Argentina a few days ago, I used this weight-loss analogy to explain that Javier Milei has some amazing accomplishments, but that he can’t rest on his laurels. Imagine going to a doctor and finding out you have all sorts of health...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 8, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I’ve written extensively about the amazing libertarian reforms being implemented by Javier Milei in Argentina. Here’s a very short video celebrating his accomplishments. Except the headline of this column is misleading. What’s happening in Argentina is super...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 26, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
While Poland in recent years has received some very positive attention for the way it is converging with richer countries, the same is not true for Hungary. Indeed, it recently got some negative publicity. According to data from the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 21, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
In Part VII of this series about Javier Milei’s libertarian policies in Argentina, I celebrated a 10-percentage point reduction in the nation’s poverty rate. That’s amazing progress in a short amount of time. As shown in this updated chart,...
