Chainsaw sputtering: Milei’s experiment falters

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<p>President Javier Milei has tamed inflation and improved the lot of many Argentines. But an election season approaches, and the promised economic and wage growth are <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/09/07/javier-mileis-liberal-experiment-is-struggling?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">not materialising</a>. As LIV Golf files for bankruptcy, we ask where it <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/03/liv-golfs-failure-shows-how-not-to-invest-in-sport?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">went wrong</a> in trying to disrupt the sport. And the growth that is good for India’s people is <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/08/20/indian-elephants-are-being-squeezed-out-of-their-habitats?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bad for its elephants</a>.</p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent</li><li>Henry Tricks, US technology editor</li><li>Abhishek Kumar, India writer</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Argentina, Javier Milei</li><li>golf, LIV Golf, Saudi Arabia</li><li>India, elephants</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>