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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: Milei’s Election in Argentina: Is There an Ayn Rand Connection?
Description: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer, Nikos Sotirakopoulos and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss the recent election of Javier Milei as President of Argentina.
Among the topics covered:
How Peronism turned Argentina from one of the richest countries in the world to one of the poorest;
Milei’s academic background and turn towards libertarianism;
The extent to which Milei is actually influenced by Ayn Rand;
The flaws in Milei’s mongrel libertarian philosophy, including his support for anarchism;
Milei’s opposition to abortion;
Why the path towards liberty in Argentina is precarious, but there is room for cautious optimi...