TOO BIG TO FAIL: WE NEED A RESCUE PLAN FOR DEMOCRACY
Remember 2008, when we were told banks were too big to fail? Even though they were the ultimate culprits for the financial crisis, generous rescue plans were rapidly drawn. So […]
Author Archives: Roberto Rocco
Trump Is an Ignorant Brute, and He Wants You to Be One Too
The article discusses how Trump’s political style promotes ignorance as a means of governance, contributing to democratic backsliding. By rejecting expertise and complex understanding, he degrades public judgment and normalizes anti-intellectualism. The resulting erosion of shared truths undermines democratic processes, transforming citizenship into mere performance and loyalty to ignorance.
This is not about Freedom of Speech
Friends! I want to wish everyone a wonderful 2025, despite everything. Our world seems to be coming to a reckoning, and I am really apprehensive about what’s to come, but […]
What Europeans Get Wrong About Informal Urbanisation
Europeans often draw parallels between modern informal urbanisation in the Global South and the organic development of their cities in pre-modern times. This comparison overlooks the crucial context in which […]
Líderes empáticos
For the Brazilians: Como muitos dos meus amigos na minha “bolha” eu assisti emocionado à posse do Presidente Lula. Quanta diferença do ex-presidente! Lula é humano, inteligente, articulado, empático. Ele […]
This post is sarcastic
For the Brazilians: PATRIOTA! Se você está pensando em vir para a Europa para escapar ao comunismo, NÃO VENHA! A União Europeia é uma associação de países onde predominam o […]
Freedom of speech is a right, but not an absolute right
In light of what’s going on in Brazil & other countries, people need to make a real effort to understand what freedom of speech really is. It’s NOT an ABSOLUTE […]
Genocídio Yanomami
For the Brazilians: Não se elege uma personagem como Bolsonaro para a presidência sem pagar um preço muito alto. Sempre se soube que a economia é importante para as escolhas […]
It is not enough to have democratic ideals; democracy must deliver
Watching Western democracies scramble to match China’s Road and Belt Initiative and “support development” in the Global South, while proclaiming that their version of the initiative will be “value-based”, is […]
Vaccines, disinformation and our duty of care
I just changed my profile picture on Facebook to include a badge against disinformation.I am doing this because I recently found out a dear friend, whom I respect and cherish, […]
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