Peter Thiel in Argentina: hedge against conflict or blueprint for techno-libertarian reform?

Protests outside Peter Thiel’s Buenos Aires home shadow a six-hour congressional debate over Milei’s tech-friendly reforms, including a super RIGI investment regime with a 30-year regulatory guarantee for foreign firms and proposals to share vast data with state intelligence. Critics see these moves as aligned with Thiel’s libertarian tech interests and Palantir contracts, though Thiel has not publicly endorsed the laws and has only held private talks with Milei aides. The article portrays Argentina as a potential testing ground for libertarian tech policy and AI-led governance.