“Medicare For All” will never work: a Brazilian view
Even though I don’t follow the news, it’s somewhat impossible not to know that Bernie Sanders is making a lot of buzz as the possible Democrat candidate for the coming presidential elections. I know:...
View ArticleOn growing up in Brazil, political liberty, and religion
Steve Bishop recently interviewed me for his blog and we talked about my personal background, my Christian faith and my interest in Reformational philosophy, a tradition of thought of which Abraham...
View ArticleBrazil’s economy after the pandemic
I wrote an article on the path to economic recovery in Brazil after the pandemic. The article was published by Instituto Monte Castelo, a Brasilia-based think tank, and it is in Portuguese. Here is a...
View ArticleWhat I learned at the doctorate
The 19th century Brazilian political system was dominated by two parties: Conservatives and Liberals. Although these parties were formally established only in the late 1830s or early 1840s, part of my...
View ArticleWhat I learned in the Master’s
In my master’s degree, I studied international relations. As far as I can judge, the program was very good. Excellent even. It was a very good two years, in which I was challenged like never before....
View ArticleWhat I learned in my bachelor’s degree
I took my bachelor’s degree in History between 2001 and 2005. All the people I asked told me that the course I took was the best in the country. I suppose they were right, but today I understand that...
View ArticleVacation links (Friday)
Excellent piece on economic history and IndonesiaThe geographical dilemma facing South AsiaThe heroic Gwangju Uprising of 1980A blinkered explanation for the rise of Jair Bolsonaro
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Hayek and Cassel on the Great Depression David Glasner, Uneasy MoneyGiving Trump the OJ treatment Thomas Knapp, WLGCLiberalism in Brazil Lucas Berlanza, Econ Journal WatchBrazil will not become...
View ArticleFormer president Lula out of jail… again
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is currently considered innocent and can run for president in 2022 if he wishes. Lula was arrested in April 2018 under Operation Car Wash,...
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A fourth globalization Marc Levinson, AeonThe Brazilianization of the world Alex Hochuli, American AffairsOn American foreign policy Eric Schliesser, Digressions & ImpressionsWhither sovereignty...
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