Argentina is gearing up for a highly anticipated election in October, and with the country facing economic turmoil, voters are looking for a change. With an annual inflation rate of 109 percent, a rapidly depreciating black-market peso, and a severe drought affecting a large part of the country, the electorate has undergone a dramatic shift.
Enter Javier Milei, a libertarian economist and congressman whose policies are striking a chord among voters facing economic chaos. At 52 years, Milei is currently leading in some polls as the most popular individual politician, particularly among men under 30. 
Milei’s rise in popularity is surprising in a country where left-wing populism has been the norm for decades. His coalition—La Libertad Avanza, or “Freedom Advances”—aims to drastically cut government spending, deregulate private gun ownership, and even a controversial plan to privatize the market for organ donors….