Libertarianism and the drug trade

Opinion section
Valley News - Opinion
After the capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, United States President Donald Trump indicated that other nations fostering drug cartels might be next.The offending nations do not include Argentina, even though Argentina’s President Javier Milei is considered more libertarian than conservative. The opposition to government intervention on drugs doesn’t mean a relationship between the government and drug traffickers.Milei himself reacted to Maduro’s capture on social media with the comment: “Freedom advances. Long live freedom, damn it.†He is not afraid of his libertarianism making Argentina a future target for America’s defense against the deadly aspects of the drug trade.Libertarians have a reputation of being in favor of drugs. Most libertarians donâ
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