
Brazil’s Pendulum of Politics
“There’s a struggle that repeats itself throughout history, over and over again – the oppressors against the oppressed.”—Simon Bolívar Interestingly, … Continue reading Brazil’s Pendulum of Politics
“There’s a struggle that repeats itself throughout history, over and over again – the oppressors against the oppressed.”—Simon Bolívar Interestingly, … Continue reading Brazil’s Pendulum of Politics
How Political Corruption Impacts Culture From a traditional perspective, when people think of South America, many think of a group … Continue reading How Political Corruption Impacts Culture
What do we mean by an unlawful form of democracy? In the context of discussing the events of January 6, … Continue reading An Unlawful Form of Democracy
Is the United States a racist theocracy? As the last of three generations of Northern Irish Protestant descent settled in … Continue reading Trump’s attack on American “democracy” – Part 2 by Keith Hart
Donald Trump and the Republican Party Donald Trump may not have expected to win the 2016 presidential election. Once he … Continue reading Trump’s attack on American “democracy” by Keith Hart – Part 1
It is important to understand that for more than fifty years, American foreign and defense policies such as EUCOM, PCOM, … Continue reading American Exceptionalism and Violent Protests
Noam Chomsky is the quintessential pioneering linguist, intellectual and political activist of the last fifty years. He is an American, … Continue reading The Chomsky Chronicles – Wild Man in the Wings
Are we witnessing in our lifetime the slow destruction of liberal democracy? Have we exhausted the limits of a political … Continue reading The Subjugation of Liberal Democracy
In order to proceed, we must first acknowledge the more than three decades of work by a man who has been sounding the alarm concerning the dangers of media organizations manipulating information for the purpose of influencing opinions and behaviors.
The Mueller Report is probably one of the most extensive legal investigations in the history of the United States. Certainly, … Continue reading The Mueller Report: Highlights
Trump’s election has accelerated talk on the left of the end of (neo-) liberalism and the rise of fascism in … Continue reading Preface to the Coming World Crisis-by Keith Hart
Well, it only took about two-hundred and forty years but the greatest fear of the writers of the Constitution of the United States has taken place. A rich, capitalist class of billionaire Americans have finally taken over the government.
Separation from Europe has opened up the real possibility that the United Kingdom will break up. Scotland is already bent … Continue reading Brexit: Where once was an empire-by Keith Hart
This is an opinion piece that some might say loosely fits within the realm of anthropology. And yet, if one … Continue reading Why do Leaders Fail?
In 2012, Dr. Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law, Harvard University Law School lectured at the David Rockefeller … Continue reading US – Brazil Relations: the dynamics of consciousness and empowerment
Countries throughout the world are struggling to throw off their traditional forms of government and acquire the democratic way of … Continue reading The Cultural Incongruence of Democracy
Recently, I witnessed for the second time a demonstration by the Landless Worker’s Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra, or … Continue reading Landless Workers Movement (MST)
Anyone that has traveled to Brazil can not help but be impressed with the warm, light- hearted, friendly spirit … Continue reading Masked Discontent: Corruption in Brazil and Latin America
This year heralds two important political elections in both the United States and Brazil. Both countries pride themselves on conducting elections according to the democratic political process. But in hindsight, just what is the significance of the right to vote in a political election? Continue reading “The Right to Vote: Should it be a freedom or an obligation?”
Contemporary American religious life is experiencing a very profound crisis. On one hand, this crisis is characterized by a lack of clarity in vision, deficiency in discernment, and a tendency to fall back on personalistic and individualistic interpretations of moral law. On the other hand, politically and culturally radical forces attempt to eliminate spiritual depth by replacing it with concepts of consumerism, careerism, narcissism, and a new form of critical consciousness that undermines prevailing modes of social and moral ideal. Continue reading “Man’s Law and Moral Law: Same-sex Gender Politics in the US and the Relational Framework of Legislation”