The growth of government from day to day is often subtle. A new law here. Another regulation there. The imposition of an added fee. All with the best of intentions.

But over a decade – or a century – like the introduction of an invasive specie to an unsuspecting habitat, the small additions of government take over the entire landscape. The citizenry is left to contend with – and pay for – the wreckage of overgrown government.

Adding to government, however, is much simpler than subtracting from it. In fact, it is a rare day when a government takes it upon itself to shrink its scope and reach. Yet this is exactly what is happening in Argentina.

Joel Bowman, founder and author of Notes from the End of the World, has been tracking the progress of what he calls the Greatest Political Experiment of Our Age. Today we check-in with Mr. Bowman from his interim perch in Villa la Angostura, for his exclusive boots on the ground perspective.

From this remote locale, Bowman encounters Invasive Species and delivers the latest findings of Javier Milei’s chainsaw campaign to eradicate them from the administrative state. The results, thus far, are proving to be mutually beneficial to both personal freedom and economic prosperity. Continue reading →