A Present Commentary, an Old Prediction – Folha de S. Paulo, February 9, 1990
About Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Collor at the Hour of Courage – Folha de S. Paulo, January 19, 1990
But if matters have reached this point, it is largely due to a mistaken idea of goodwill: the belief that being “good” means saying yes to everything, and being “bad” means saying no. Those who, like the TFP, found themselves forced to say no to demagoguery repeatedly were easily labeled as “bad,” while those leading the charge toward the self-destruction of the existing order were celebrated as “good.”
Grilling the Left and the Extreme Left – Folha de S. Paulo, January 3, 1990
Castro: “We shall never renounce the honorable title of communist. Long live rigidity, not flexibility, in the defense of revolutionary principles!” Thus, you fence sitters, middle-of-the-roaders, and the like, inveterate toads or hopeless “useful innocents,” fanatics of anti-“fanaticism,” come right out and say what you think of Fidel’s bold radicalism. With all frankness, tell us what you think of those who are in power in China
The Civic ‘Canonization’ of Allende – Folha de S. Paulo, September 21, 1989
The very nature of those who value order is not to express their displeasure through agitation or disorder. Such methods are the exclusive language of the partisans of anarchy, chaos, and violence. An orderly person’s indignation manifests itself in dignified protest—calm, self-assured, and ready to contend when necessary. It is a gentlemanly struggle, the diametric opposite of the aggressive and vulgar posturing of strike pickets, of “occupations” that damage the property of others, and of similar forms of coercive protest.
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.