
The First Step Away From Socialism
Commentary On Nov. 19, voters in Argentina faced one of the most important elections in their history. This was an election between freedom against the oppressive socialist ideas embraced by Peronism. Surprisingly, the pro-life libertarian underdog candidate, Javier Milei, won the presidential run-off with a landslide victory. This was a 12 percent margin victory over the left-wing Peronist, Economy Minister Sergio Massa—56 percent versus 44 percent. There was an explosion of celebrations on the streets of Buenos Aires as news of the result was announced. Mr. Milei’s win demonstrates that even in a country plagued by a dreadful socialist culture it is possible to successfully run an anti-establishment campaign based on cutting the size and scope of government....
