Argentina’s President-elect, Javier Milei, frequently receives the ‘extreme’ and ‘far-right’ labels from mainstream media, yet he identifies himself as a minarchist. Minarchy, or night-watchman state, is a political philosophy that advocates for a minimal state, with the government providing only military, police, and judges to protect life and property. It protects people from harm, theft, […]
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