#453 – Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
4.7 • 13K Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2024
⏱️ 129 minutes
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) - Introduction
(14:44) - Economic freedom
(20:09) - Anarcho-capitalism
(30:02) - Presidency and reforms
(49:22) - Poverty
(55:54) - Corruption
(1:04:32) - Freedom
(1:18:43) - Elon Musk
(1:24:11) - DOGE
(1:26:13) - Donald Trump
(1:32:13) - US and Argentina relations
(1:39:22) - Messi vs Maradona
(1:48:16) - God
(1:50:22) - Elvis and Rolling Stones
(1:54:02) - Free market
(2:01:03) - Loyalty
(2:03:40) - Advice for young people
(2:05:06) - Hope for Argentina
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Javier Malay, the president of Argentina. |
| 0:05.6 | He is a libertarian, anarcho-capitalist, and economist who campaigned with a chainsaw |
| 0:12.5 | that symbolized his promise to slash the corrupt bureaucracy of the state. |
| 0:17.9 | He stepped into the presidency one year ago, with a country on the brink of hyperinflation, |
| 0:24.2 | deep in debt, and suffering for mass unemployment and poverty. He took this crisis head on, |
| 0:31.4 | transforming one of Latin America's largest economies through pure free market principles. In just a few months in office, |
| 0:40.0 | he already achieved Argentina's first fiscal surplus in 16 years, and not just avoided hyperinflation, |
| 0:46.9 | but brought inflation down to its lowest in three years. We discuss all of this in detail, |
| 0:53.8 | both the successes and the challenges. His depth of |
| 0:57.4 | knowledge of economic principles, metrics, and data was truly impressive and refreshing to hear from a world |
| 1:03.8 | leader. But even bigger than the economic transformation of Argentina, Javier represents the |
| 1:10.0 | universal fight against government corruption and the fight for freedom, |
| 1:14.6 | economic freedom, political freedom, and freedom of speech. |
| 1:18.6 | He has many critics, many of whom are part of the corrupt establishment he is seeking to dismantle. |
| 1:24.6 | But many are simply Argentinian citizens, scared of the pain his radical |
| 1:29.8 | policies may bring, at least in the short term. But whether one disagrees with his methods or not, |
| 1:36.0 | no one can deny that his presidency marks one of the most ambitious attempts at economic transformation |
| 1:42.6 | in modern history, and that Javier Malay is truly |
| 1:46.4 | a force of nature, combining the rigor of an economist with the passion of a revolutionary |
| 1:51.7 | in the fight for freedom of a nation he loves. Argentina is one of my favorite countries, |
| 1:59.3 | so I sincerely hope he succeeds. |
| 2:02.7 | This interview was conducted with the president speaking Spanish and me speaking English, |
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