In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
George Orwell.

提到的问题

• what is the difference between a madman and a genius?
• When did you first understand the value of freedom, especially economic freedom?
• What’s your economics philosophy today?
• So you became president 11 months ago. Can you, again, describe some of the actions you took?
• Maybe you can explain to me the metrics of poverty and unemployment. As you said, unemployment went down, real unemployment went down, real poverty went down. But even that aside, what have been the most painful impacts of these radical reforms and how many of them are required in the short term to have a big positive impact in the long term?
• So there’s a lot of powerful people and groups that are against your ideas. What does it take to fight when so much power is against you?
• So you’re not only fighting for economic freedom, you’re fighting for freedom of speech?
• Like you said, in this fight against corruption, you are challenging some very powerful people, a powerful establishment. Are you ever afraid for your life? Potential assassinations?
• Another guy who fights for freedom, freedom of speech in this case, is your new friend, Elon Musk. What do you admire and what have you learned from your interactions with Elon?
• Like you said, Elon and Vivek Ramaswamy are heading the DOGE, Department of Government Efficiency. So from your experience this year as president of Argentina and every chainsaw economic policies that you’ve implemented, what advice would you give to Elon and Vivek about how to do it in the United States?
• You’ve spoken with Donald Trump, allegedly he called you his favorite president. What did you discuss? And maybe, again, what do you admire about President Trump and what do you learn from him?
• Why is it important to you that Argentina has a close relationship with the United States?
• Do you think it’s still possible… One of the radical ideas you had as you were running for president was to dollarize the Argentine economy. Do you think that’s still a good idea? Are you still thinking about that?
• Let me ask you a very important, difficult question. I’m a huge fan, have been my whole life, of Diego Maradona and Messi. So who, to you, is the greatest football player of all time?
• Did you watch the 1986 World Cup with Maradona, with the hand of God, with the game against England? What was that like?
• You were a great footballer yourself in your youth. You were a goalkeeper. Many people would say that’s the toughest and the most important position in football. Maybe you could speak about that experience and, in general, what’s harder; being a goalkeeper or president?
• How hard is it? What’s been the personal toll of carrying the hope of a nation on your shoulders?
• What role has God played in your life? And who is God?
• What is a better guide for humanity; the invisible hand of the market or the hand of God?
• Well enough. Again, going back to your youth, you were a lead singer in a rock band. Who’s the greatest rock star of all time?
• How fun would it be to play together with the Stones?
• How much does your rock star roots define your approach to politics, to life? Do you see yourself as a showman in part?
• Your intensity and passion have earned you the nickname El Loco, the madman. Do you think some madness is necessary to challenge the powerful establishment?
• Let me ask you about the market. It’s so interesting, from your view of the world, how powerful the market is at figuring out what’s best for society. Why do you think the market works so well as a guide for humanity?
• You mentioned your four-legged children. What have you learned about life from your dogs?
• On the topic of loyalty in politics, I’m sure there’s been a lot of people, some people, who have betrayed you. Does that hurt your heart?
• There are a lot of people who admire your revolutionary spirit. What advice would you give them, maybe young people, on how to live a life like yours and have an impact on the world, like you have begun to do?
• What gives you hope about the future of Argentina and the future of humanity?
• What does your famous words of viva la libertad… How did that come about and what does it mean to you?

提到的人物

• Rothbard, Mises, Hayek, Hoppe and Jesus Huerta de Soto, or others like Juan Ramon Rallo, Philipp Bagus and Walter Block
  
• Messi vs Maradona
  
  
• Elvis Presley
  
• the Rolling Stones
• Mick Jagger
  

一篇文章

Murray Newton Rothbard 的 Monopoly and competition文字版
Monopoly and competition音频版

几本书

• HUMAN ACTION A Treatise on Economics BY LUDWIG VON MISES
  

• PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS BY Carl Menger
  

• Time and Money: The Macroeconomics of Capital Structure (Routledge Foundations of the Market Economy) BY Roger W Garrison
  

• Capitalismo, socialismo y la trampa neoclásica: De la teoría económica a la acción política BY Javier Milei
  

值得关注的信息

当被问道你是不是怕被暗杀的时候。

哈维尔·米莱伊回答：
(01:02:33) No. Tell me, what good is a life of slavery? Look, the Spanish singer Nino Bravo has a song. To be clear, he’s passed away, so we can say he’s gone to another world. The song is called "Freedom," and it tells the story of Peter Fechter, an 18-year-old boy whose family was separated to the West when the Berlin Wall went up, but he unexpectedly ended up on the East side. For a whole year, he planned his escape back to the West. He was killed trying to escape.

(01:03:36) So, if life isn’t free, what’s the point, right? I mean, what’s the point of living if you don’t fight for your values? If I’m willing to give my life for my values, then what’s the point of living unfreely? Look, can I tell you a funny thing that happened to me in the United States? For example, in 1998, I came to the US for a series of courses to improve my English. I never used English in formal settings because, as a president, you can imagine the serious consequences if I made a mistake. Luckily, I had a superb translator who would correct me in another language, even if I made a mistake in Spanish.

(01:04:34) That year, I went to San Francisco and visited Alcatraz. Though you’re young now, that visit was a guided tour with a personal audio guide, where you could select different channels to listen to stories. The most interesting thing was that the story of Alcatraz ended in the exercise yard, which had a basketball court, a fitness area, and various recreational facilities. So anyone would think that was the best part of Alcatraz. However, the guide said that for the prisoners, that was the hardest part. Why? Because that exercise yard was built on the edge of San Francisco Bay, and the prisoners could see San Francisco being built, developing, and changing every day, while they were locked up and couldn’t participate, imprisoned. This made them appreciate freedom even more deeply.

(01:05:51) So, in my experience, the fight for freedom is a never-ending battle, understand? My biggest hero in life is Moses. Moses’s feat was like one man, just him and his brother Aaron, against the combined forces of the US, China, and Russia. Moses said to Ramses, “Let my people go!” Ramses resisted, and was crushed by the power of heaven. I mean, I can’t imagine living any other way than freely. I will always fight for complete freedom, and I will be at the forefront of this cause. I will fight to the last breath; I won’t compromise; I will only choose freedom. I will fight to the end; I will make every effort. At least, that’s what I think. If you’re imprisoned, what’s the point of living? If you don’t have freedom, what’s the point of living? Pointless. What was the point of Peter Fechter living in communist Germany? At least, he had a moment of joy while trying to escape.

当被问道：这市场真有意思，从你的角度看，它在决定对社会最有利的东西方面，威力有多大啊？你觉着市场为什么能这么好地指引人类呢？

(01:43:03) One must first understand what the market is. Simply put, the market is a process of voluntary exchange, where individuals cooperate through the transfer of property rights, in which private property is upheld. This is the system that drives the allocation of resources. In essence, socialism, and this is what Mises condemns in his book, Socialism, shows that without private property, prices cease to exist and therefore resources are diverted. Why don’t you think it’s the same to make a road of asphalt or gold? Why not make it of gold? Because you have an understanding of economic calculation, you have an idea of prices in your mind. So, in this context, if there is no private property, there are no prices, and as a result, the free market capitalism is the best mechanism ever developed by humankind for resource allocation.
(01:44:13) This also implies that markets must be free. Free from state intervention, because when the state intervenes, it creates interference. And markets need to allow free entry and exit, what we call competition. However, it’s better to understand competition in the sense described by Israel Gerstner, one of the foremost figures of the Austrian school. Or in the neoclassical framework as William Baumel understood it, which was the concept of free entry and exit in so-called contestable markets. And also, let’s talk about what pertains to the division of labor and social co-operation.
(01:44:57) The most wonderful thing about capitalism is that you can only be successful by serving others with better quality goods at a better price. If you are successful in the free market capitalism, you are a hero, you are a social benefactor, you are a prosperity machine. So the better you do, the better it is for society. This is very important. I remember when I had my first meeting with Elon Musk, and this made me admire him greatly, and this is something my sister commented on too.
(01:45:38) Elon Musk told me something he does every day. He wakes up every morning thinking about what problem he could fix for humanity. That’s amazing. Of course, what is the counterpart? Being successful. Therefore, in that sense, and moreover in my view on how the system works, on how the market works, market failures do not exist. That is to say, that is a problem. A problem for neoclassical economies because of the mathematical tools they’ve used to develop economic analysis. But actually, it’s not a real issue in everyday life, it’s a problem in the minds of economists. In fact, my latest book called Capitalism, Socialism, and the Neoclassical Trap deals precisely with this issue.