Argentina's socialism experiment yields uncertain economy

By FRANK WATSON

Contributor

My wife and I just got home from a winter vacation in Argentina. It was a great trip. I learned more about the southern hemisphere than I thought I ever would.

We went fishing for a week in the largest swamp in the world and toured four of Argentina’s largest cities. Oscar was our guide through the wine country of Mendoza. We were together long enough to discover that we had much in common and became friends.

Oscar was well versed in the geography, politics and history of his country. He related that following World War II, Argentina was an economic powerhouse with...