Argentina’s ‘Madman’: Inside the world of Javier Milei

The makings of an economist

Javier Gerardo Milei was born on October 2, 1970, in Buenos Aires. His father, Norberto, was a taxi driver and, eventually, the owner of a transport company. Norberto was also abusive, often beating little Javier, calling him “trash” and telling him he would die of hunger.

“He was attacked and humiliated by his father; he had a really,...