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100 Conversation Starters on Liberalism, Latin America, and Brazil
By Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
What does liberty mean in the modern world?
In Liberdade—the Portuguese for freedom or liberty—the acclaimed economist and historian Deirdre McCloskey curates over 100 of her thought-provoking mini-essays on politics, economics, and society—written originally for the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo. With her signature wit and intellectual rigor, McCloskey challenges conventional wisdom and defends the old but still radical idea that humans flourish under liberty, and not under coercion by the state.
From the failures of socialism and nationalism and the recent revivals of national socialism to the triumphs of liberated markets and personal autonomy, the essays offer sharp insights into the debates shaping Brazil, Latin America, the Anglosphere, and the world—all of them threated nowadays by authoritarianism.
Whether discussing economic fallacies, political myths, or the ethical foundations of liberalism, Liberdade is a brilliant conversation-starter about how humans flourish.
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