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...
Javier Milei is Wrong about the Culture War and Libertarianism
The Capitalismo Podcast
58 minutes
7 months ago
Javier Milei is Wrong about the Culture War and Libertarianism
🔴 Is Javier Milei a genuine libertarian, or is he drifting dangerously close to populist conservatism? In this episode, we dive deep into the ideology of Argentina's self-identified anarcho-capitalist President, Javier Milei, unpacking the critical differences between true modern liberalism (for our European audience) and authentic libertarianism (for those tuning in from the USA). We critically examine Milei's recent ideological shifts and explain why his heavy focus on culture war topics m...
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...
