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It’s quite astonishing that the United States of America, one of the most powerful nations in the world, struggles to hold streamlined elections. We’ve gone from having election results on the same night or in the early hours to prolonged counts of sketchy ballots behind closed doors, with the winner remaining unknown for days on end. And these types of rinky-dink elections with long “third world” delays are being normalized, but it’s far from normal, and we all know it. This unacceptable stark contrast was glaringly obvious during the recent presidential election in Argentina, where they efficiently tallied 25 to...

The socialist element in Argentina is having a tough time at the moment as newly elected President Javier Milei continues shrinking the government and working to make Argentinians more free. After months of cutting government programs and laying off government employees, he is now threatening to shut down a state-run news agency.During the president’s inauguration of the 142nd period of an ordinary session in the National Congress on Friday, he proposed the “Pact of May 25” and announced that he was closing the Télam news agency, referring to it as a “Kirchnerist propaganda agency.”Milei reaffirmed his commitment to eliminating the...

This is certainly not a knock against Thomas Sowell (he holds a special place in my heart), and this is not to discourage anyone from reading one of his most recognized and invaluable works, Basic Economics, but it is a giant book, and for the less-informed intellectual slowpokes of the left, it’s unlikely they’ll be able to get through it So, let’s just go with Afuera101, and use new Argentinian president Javier Milei’s budget cuts as a very simple illustration of what the first course of action should be for a political executive who wants to save an economy: slash...

Argentinian President Javier Milei’s figurative chainsawing of the government bureaucracy appears to be paying off – and he is only about two months into his presidency. The country reported its first monthly budget surplus in almost 12 years, signaling a seismic shift in policy under Milei’s administration.This achievement marks a tremendous accomplishment under its new libertarian leader, who ran on a platform of shrinking the government as much as possible.The government of Argentina has posted its first monthly budget surplus in more than a decade — a major milestone for the new libertarian president, Javier Milei. His economic and budgetary...

Foreign Minister Israel Katz welcomes Argentinian President Javier Milei upon his arrival to Israel at Ben Gurion Airport. Milei, who assumed office in December, reiterates his pledge to move Argentina’s embassy to Jerusalem. Katz thanks Milei, who made Israel his first bilateral overseas destination as president, for his support for Israel against Hamas and for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “You are a person of values ​​who is committed only to the truth,” Katz tells Milei, speaking through a translator, “and it is no wonder that you chose to come to Israel right away to support us in the just...

FM Israel Katz greets Argentinian president Javier Milei. February 6, 2024. (photo credit: Shlomi Amsalem/Foreign Ministry) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded the Argentinian president's announcement of the transfer of Argentina's embassy to Jerusalem. share Twitter share email share linkedin share WhatsApp share Facebook Argentinian President Javier Milei arrived in Israel on Tuesday ahead of the Argentinian head of state’s promised relocation of the country’s embassy to Jerusalem, the Foreign Ministry announced. Upon landing, Milei was welcomed by Foreign Minister Israel Katz. "You are a value-driven person committed only to truth, and it is no wonder that you chose to come...

Argentine President Javier Milei rode into power on promises to defeat Leftism and return economic liberty to the people. The levels of poverty and economic misery have reached ridiculous levels, with an estimated 40 percent of the population living in poverty. Like here in the United States, inflation is also out of control. Argentine’s liberals also vilified Milei, but the state of the economy was a major driving force with voters: they saw what decades of left-leaning policies have reaped. It was time for a change, even if it came from a man who whipped out chainsaws at rallies. One...

US base in Syria at Conoco oil field attacked... Sometimes violent protests in Buenos Aires this evening following...passage of Argentine President Javier Milei's "Omnibus Bill"... A shakeup at the Turkish central bank. Central Bank Chief Hafize Gaye Erkan...abruptly resigning tonight... Russia's RIA Novosti News Agency reporting...British government...asking other NATO countries about participating in a military force in Ukraine... The trial of President Donald Trump on charges...January 6th postponed indefinitely... US airstrikes launched against Middle East targets tonight following the deadly attack on a US base... Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruling unanimously to put Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips on the April 2nd...

Joel Kotkin reports from Davos that things are not well with Klaus Schwab’s World Economic Forum. Says he: The growing irrelevance of what Adrian Wooldridge has labelled “the progressive aristocracy” can even be seen in the less than enthusiastic press coverage. Politico describes the contemporary Davos crowd as a “smart set” which “sounds dumb.” Then he sticks in the shiv: The grandees don’t have to travel far to see the results of their “reset” as nearby Germany’s industrial machine collapses, with even its last solar panel plant about to go belly-up. But then there was Javier Milei’s rousing speech in...

The US military investigating the crash of a drone near Balad Airbase in Iraq. An Iranian affiliated group has claimed responsibility... Tonight in Argentina President Javier Milei calling for an extension of the extraordinary sessions of Congress... The ex-wife of the prosecutor hired by Atlanta Democrat District Attorney Fani Willis filing... Six Catholic nuns among a group of people kidnapped from a bus in Haiti... In Florida the former Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler cleared of an accusation of rape... The US striking missiles set to launch in Yemen... In New Mexico actor Alec Baldwin again indicted in the shooting...

A wise old friend once said to me that if Christianity died out, what would come next would not be atheism but polytheism. That is, instead of worshipping one God, people would start worshipping a whole range of gods. I thought of that yesterday while watching a Brazilian shaman called Putanny Yawanawa performing a native spiritual ceremony onstage at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The leaders onstage all managed to keep a straight face — in fact, they looked deeply humbled and impressed — as Yawanawa did her incantations and blew her sacred breath into their faces. All behaved...

Argentine President Javier Milei delivered an address fiercely condemning socialism at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, rejecting the “radical feminist” and “environmental” agendas fueled by socialism as well. Milei urged world leaders to embrace capitalism as an alternative. Milei, a libertarian economist, explained in a roughly 20-minute speech how socialism ultimately leads to poverty, how the state “is not the solution,” but rather “the problem itself,” and how leftism has co-opted Western government institutions to further its agendas. Wednesday’s speech was Milei’s first international address since taking office in December. “I am here today to tell...

@aphysicist Milei's 2024 Davos talk ... (20 mins or so )

In a riveting moment at the World Economic Forum, President of Argentina Javier Milei sent shockwaves through the room of globalists, stunning them into silence. His powerful message exposed them for allegedly contributing to the decline of the Western world. “I’m here to tell you that the western world is in danger, and it is endangered because those who are supposed to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inextricably leads to socialism and thereby to poverty.” – MILEI HEADS TO WEF

The number of rental units in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has doubled, and prices fell by 20 percent following President Javier Milei's historic decree deregulating Argentina's economy. “In December, after Milei's announcement, that number doubled. Today, we have a stock of more than 800 apartments, and it grows every day,” said Alejandro Bennazar, director of Institutional Relations at the CIA.The newspaper's report details that the greater supply of units, together with the possibility of freely negotiating a contract between the parties, which was impossible with the previous regulation, had a direct impact on the drop in prices.“If the update...

Javier Milei’s new government has kept his outrageously optimistic promises. Within days of taking office, he basically dismantled Peronism, the socialist-fascist system crippling the nation since the end of World War II. He did it by decree: He declared an economic state of emergency lasting for two years, and by virtue of the state of emergency, stopped government control of the economy across the board. You can read it here in the original: It’s a massive, detailed document. For example: Hyperinflation is a big problem in Argentina, because the government just printed the money needed to pay for its desires....

Javier Milei caused a political earthquake in November after winning the presidency in Argentina, ending decades of socialist rule. The wild-haired economist got to work immediately after being sworn in, slashing the number of government ministries, including the nation's gender and diversity bureaucracy. He's now pushing the ball further down the field, with a sweeping executive order that eliminates many of the more communistic aspects of Argentina's government. That comes as the once-wealthy South American country desperately tries to recover from a self-inflicted inflation crisis that has seen prices rise 160 percent in the preceding year. Milei ran on a...

Argentinian President Javier Milei has rolled out a program of austerity measures designed to bring Argentina's economy out of the death spiral that it is in. Once the wealthiest nation in South America, Argentina suffers from a Bidenesque annual inflation rate of 180%. Despite population increases, its economy has shrunk by almost half the years since 1980. Credit for businesses and consumers is nearly impossible to come by...thanks to the triple-digit inflation. Needless to say, there is virtually no foreign investment. Local businesses are hamstrung by regulations that seem designed to prevent business creation or growth. The public sector is...

For the first time in decades, Argentina is no longer ruled by socialists. Libertarian-leaning President Javier Milei was officially sworn in on Sunday, marking a major turning point in the country's battle against hyperinflation and economic decline. In November, Argentina reached 183 percent inflation for 2023, impoverishing around 40 percent of the country, a reality that helped sweep Milei into power. Now, he's taking action, with his first move in office being an executive order that slashes the number of government ministries from 21 to nine. Among those put on the chopping block was the ministry of "women, genders, and...

@ElectionWiz BREAKING: President of Argentina, Milei, signs his first executive order, which reduces the Argentine government from 21 ministries to 9