Javier Milei

[Argentina] was heading into elections with two starkly different candidates: Sergio Massa, a Peronist ... and Javier Milei, a libertarian outsider who gained fame through theatrical TV appearances denouncing socialism and preaching free-market economics ... On his inauguration day, [Argentines] cheered a leader who, instead of promising the state would solve all their problems, vowed to get it out of their way ... Milei's first step was balancing the budget. Through an aggressive program ..., he erased Argentina's massive fiscal deficit, paving the way for a historic economic recovery.

Incredibly, Milei's central campaign goals, and his actual actions in his first year in office, included two things none of the other leaders have even said, much less actually done. The first is to cut spending; the second is to reduce state meddling in the determination of prices ... [A] year into his presidency, Milei has outperformed any reasonable expectations ... It is worth watching him in action, and delivering his signature line, "Viva la libertad, carajo!" ... "Long live liberty, gosh darn it!" No other world leader is even saying that. Milei actually means it.