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 […]
Author Archives: Roberto Rocco
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, […]
Freedom as a public good
I’ve just heard a lady define personal freedom as a public good on the radio. I was slightly taken aback. I have been interested in the definition and the implications […]
Em defesa da propriedade privada
Amigos, Creio que vocês me entenderão quando eu disser que eu evito ler os comentários em posts de grupos públicos tipo o “Somos 70%” e afins. Comentário em post público […]
Roberto Rocco 