Tag Archives: United States

The Anarcho-Capitalist Economic Model: Argentina’s Milei and the Second Trump Administration

By: Orlando Calzado, 2L In his speech at Davos 2025, Javier Milei reaffirmed his commitment to create a “free market economy” and reduce regulatory intervention. As the president of Argentina, Milei has literally taken a chainsaw to government spending, aggressively cutting regulations in an effort to address Argentina’s economic crisis. Donald Trump, echoing similar rhetoric, […]

Trump-Petro Tariff War Avoided and America’s Zero-Tolerance Approach to Immigration Policy

By: Kevin Gonzalez, 3L During the first week of his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump’s administration deported 110 Colombian immigrants using military planes as part of his immigration crackdown. Colombia refused to allow the planes to land, citing the use of military planes as the reason for their denial. In […]

The Ultimate Crossroads: Food and Energy at the Intersection of Protests, Tyranny, and Foreign Policy in Cuba

By: Patrick M. Denny, 2L Throughout this year, Cuba has been dealing with large-scale issues in sourcing food and producing energy. Power outages have been affecting millions of residents due to deteriorating infrastructure, the US embargo, and a decline in fuel imports from allies like Russia. Issues in providing energy and food were exacerbated by […]

The End of Rent Control in Argentina: A Free-Market Solution with Complex Consequences

By: Andres Torres, 2L In December 2023, Argentinian President Javier Milei repealed Argentina’s rent control laws, a major step in his neoliberal reform agenda. Enacted in 2020, these laws sought to cap rent increases and protect tenants by mandating tenant-controlled leases for a minimum of three years. However, unintended consequences soon developed: landlords rapidly withdrew […]