Through an oddly formalistic strategy, many delude themselves into believing that everything will be fine because Trump isn't actually disobeying any judicial orders. The idea of "rule of law" pressuposed by them strikes me as severely weakened and naive, if not cynical.

Of course, such a crisis would be highly dangerous, but the obsession with preventing it at all costs has been equally risky. We're witnessing the continuous erosion of the rule of law. The part of the judiciary that is not applauding is refraining from stepping in.

"Visões de Portugal em Raízes do Brasil de Sérgio Buarque de Holanda" é a versão em livro da dissertação de mestrado do Tiago Serras Rodrigues, defendida no Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da UnB.

www.ics.ulisboa.pt/livros/visoe...

It's hard to imagine in detail what the full consequences of today will be. The only certainty at the moment is that they will be big and bad. We'll be 'walking in darkness' for a while, as Tocqueville said we must when the past fails to illuminate the future.

Os organizadores são: André de Melo Araújo, Andréa Doré, Luiz Felipe Silvério, Marília de Azambuja e Rui Rodrigues. Pelo link abaixo se vai à lista dos capítulos e à introdução.
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