Government Meddling Suffocates Economy in Argentina

It has been suggested that Argentina’s economy needs a Psychologist. If so, the policies of President Cristina Fernández have not helped. Even according to questionable official reports by the Argentine government, the economy has shrunk %0.8 from the first quarter of the year. Roughly 100 years ago, Argentina thrived under a relatively free market, and…

Lurching Toward Fascism in Argentina

Argentina has lurched closer to becoming what could be described as a Fascist nation after “Peronist” president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced the nation’s intentions to nationalize the largest oil company in the country yesterday. Combined with rabble rousing rhetoric dredging up the impotent claim to the Falkland Islands, and a tightened control of the…