Argentine artist State-imposed guild monopolies dissolved

Chainsaw Diplomacy: Javier Milei’s Argentina Destruction Is Nightmarish Model for Musk, DOGE

Javier Milei VIVA 24. Vox España, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News Javier Milei made a special appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) earlier this month. The Argentinian president gifted Elon Musk a custom chainsaw, which he promised to use to drastically reduce public spending in his new role as the de facto leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk and Milei have be…

Argentine artist State-imposed guild monopolies dissolved

Argentina's Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger announced this week the elimination of restrictions on cultural activities dating back to the dictatorship of General Juan Carlos Onganía (1966-1970). The new Presidential Decree issued by Javier Milei will 'free Argentine culture from the system of state control established by the Onganía regime 50 years ago,' the minister explained.

Chainsaw Diplomacy: Javier Milei's Argentina Destruction Is Nightmarish Model for Musk, DOGE

Javier Milei made a special appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) earlier this month. The Argentinian president gifted Elon Musk a custom chainsaw, which he promised to use to drastically reduce public spending in his new role as the de facto leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk and Milei have become close bedfellows of late, the former clearly impressed by the latter’s wholesale slashing…

Musk and Milei’s chainsaw bromance - Coda Story

Last week, Argentinian president Javier Milei was fending off flak and calls for his impeachment. He was accused of fraud for promoting a cryptocurrency that swiftly collapsed, reportedly causing $251 million in losses for 86% of investors. It is the first embarrassment in what has been an extended honeymoon period for Milei, a reformer who promises to remake government in his own libertarian image.   But if things were getting uncomfortable for…

The risk for Milei is to succumb to the Argentine reformers' traditional weakness of declaring victory too soon.

Argentina: Milei’s Meme Coin Meltdown

On February 14, Javier Milei posted a link to the Libra meme coin project on X, touting its dedication to “encouraging the growth of the Argentine economy.” Hours later, the Argentine President deleted the tweet and posted, “I was not aware of the details of the project and after having become aware of it I decided not to continue spreading it.” During the hours in between, Libra’s price increased from pennies to almost $5 before steeply declin…