Milei built his popularity on a combination of aggressive and ideologized discussions on news shows that aired late at night, in which he “tamed” “lefties” and “fools” in the same way wild animals are domesticated.
Too many electoral results are described as earthquakes when in reality they are little more than mild tremors. But in Argentina’s presidential election last Sunday, Javier Milei—a self-described anarcho-capitalist whose first electoral victory was just two years ago—defeated Sergio Massa, the sitting economic minister in the current Peronist government, who many believe has wielded far more power of late than the country’s president, Alberto Fernández. Milei’s victory truly does represent a sei