Source: Orange County Register
by Steven Greenhut
“Aside from his norm-breaking appeal, [Javier] Milei’s approach is far different from Trump’s. Milei vowed free-market reforms to overturn decades of populist Perónism — a statist ideology that has infected Argentina’s politics since Juan Domingo Perón won the presidency in 1946. His authoritarian approach has dominated the country’s politics for 80 years, with Milei beating Perónist opponents. By contrast, Trump is overturning America’s historical embrace of free markets and free trade. He sets himself up as an all-powerful charismatic leader, inserts the feds deeply into the economy, and expands the reach of police and military forces. Like Perón, he’s doing it in the name of the ‘working class.’” (08/15/25)