When Mario Vargas Llosa died in Lima on 13 April 2025, the Hispanic world lost its most articulate apostle of classical liberalism. This episode dissects not the novels — brilliant though they are — but the ideas that powered them. We trace his migration from early Fidelista enthusiasm to a creed rooted in Popperian fallibilism, Hayekian humility and Tocquevillian suspicion of centralised power. The argument that binds his essays, speeches and presidential programme is simple: individual libe...
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When Mario Vargas Llosa died in Lima on 13 April 2025, the Hispanic world lost its most articulate apostle of classical liberalism. This episode dissects not the novels — brilliant though they are — but the ideas that powered them. We trace his migration from early Fidelista enthusiasm to a creed rooted in Popperian fallibilism, Hayekian humility and Tocquevillian suspicion of centralised power. The argument that binds his essays, speeches and presidential programme is simple: individual libe...
Can Argentina Survive Milei’s Economic SHOCK Therapy?
The Capitalismo Podcast
1 hour 4 minutes
8 months ago
Can Argentina Survive Milei’s Economic SHOCK Therapy?
What's really happening in Argentina under President Javier Milei? In this episode, we take a deep dive into the controversial "Chainsaw Reforms" introduced by President Milei, a radical set of policies aimed at drastically reshaping Argentina’s economy; under an anarcho-capitalist framework. We will defend - in great detail - the view that these measures are the real solution Argentina needs. We explore the complex political legacy beginning with Carlos Menem’s liberal reforms, continu...
The Capitalismo Podcast
When Mario Vargas Llosa died in Lima on 13 April 2025, the Hispanic world lost its most articulate apostle of classical liberalism. This episode dissects not the novels — brilliant though they are — but the ideas that powered them. We trace his migration from early Fidelista enthusiasm to a creed rooted in Popperian fallibilism, Hayekian humility and Tocquevillian suspicion of centralised power. The argument that binds his essays, speeches and presidential programme is simple: individual libe...
