A Warning to the Indolent – Folha de S. Paulo, May 8, 1989
Have you lost your way despite everything? The blame, O indolent one, will fall on you alone…
The Statist Monster in Medicine – Folha de S. Paulo, April 10, 1989
The grim outlook for state-run healthcare mandated by our new Constitution.
Folha de S. Paulo, March 22, 1989 – I Don’t Understand (about Venezuela)
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira As the grim days of the March rioting and looting in Venezuela sink into the past it becomes easier to analyze several aspects of that upheaval. This is so despite a fact that still confronts us: Since the conditions in most of the Latin American capitals are analogous […]
The Rise of the Left: A Mere Illusion (2) – Folha de S. Paulo, January 19, 1989
The valuable legal opinions of two prominent Brazilian jurists, Dr. Silvio Rodrigues and Dr. Orlando Gomes, professors at the Law Schools of the Universities of São Paulo and Bahia, respectively
The Rise of the Left, a Political Mirage (1) – Folha de S. Paulo, January 16, 1989
I am not quick to make decisions; on the contrary, I carefully weigh my options before choosing.
What Will Become of Brazil? – Folha de S. Paulo, November 28, 1988
The Republic emerged from the ruins of the imperial regime. Many believed that the Monarchy was gone forever. However, just before the Republic’s centennial, the Constituent Assembly reminds us that the republican regime still lacks any foundation for its “democratic legitimacy” beyond Marshal Deodoro’s sword.
Those Who Hope Only to Be Devoured in the End – Folha de S. Paulo, April 11, 1988
Relativism is the magic formula of contemporary “neo Chamberlainism” or “neo Daladierism.” For its supporters, all truths and errors are relative; any absolute statement is dismissed as fanaticism. Truth lies always and only in the middle ground — that is, in a compromise among all opinions, no matter how diverse or contradictory they may seem.
When certainties disappear, intellectual activity loses its natural purpose, and lethargy takes over public opinion
Os Pilares da Ordem Natural: Fundamentos Morais e Psicológicos da Tradição, Família e Propriedade
A síntese de três valores profundamente ligados à individualidade do homem e que constituem os fundamentos da civilização cristã orgânica.
Egalitarian Extremism in the Teaching of History – Folha de S. Paulo, December 21, 1987
Article 24 states its goal: that education should “give equal consideration to the contributions of different ethnic groups” toward the “formation … of the Brazilian people.” “Giving equal consideration” here means that history teaching must fairly distribute coverage and emphasis to each ethnic group in the “multicultural formation” of our people.
Enigma, Gossip, and Drip-Drip – Folha de S. Paulo, November 30, 1987
The distinguished TFP member Dr. Atílio Guilherme Faoro, titled Agrarian Reform: ‘Promised Land,’ ‘Rural Slum,’ or ‘Kolkhozes’? — A Mystery Unveiled by the TFP (Ed. Vera Cruz, 198 pp.)