Monthly Archives: April 2021

What does a word mean? It’s an important question. We continue looking at the boundary of “people” and “populism.” 158. Here, there can be a misunderstanding. “‘People’ is not a logical category, nor is it a mystical category, if by … Continue reading →

Good question. Pope Francis asks it. 157. The attempt to see populism as a key for interpreting social reality is problematic in another way: it disregards the legitimate meaning of the word “people”. Most people miss this, but the thought … Continue reading →

What does populism mean? Popular vs. populist 156. In recent years, the words “populism” and “populist” have invaded the communications media and everyday conversation. As a result, they have lost whatever value they might have had, and have become another … Continue reading →

FORMS OF POPULISM AND LIBERALISM 155. Lack of concern for the vulnerable can hide behind a populism that exploits them demagogically for its own purposes, or a liberalism that serves the economic interests of the powerful. In both cases, it … Continue reading →

Today, we begin a new chapter, the fifth, and begin a discussion about “A Better Kind Of Politics”. The development of a global community of fraternity based on the practice of social friendship on the part of peoples and nations … Continue reading →

153. There are powerful countries and large businesses that profit from this isolation and prefer to negotiate with each country separately. On the other hand, small or poor countries can sign agreements with their regional neighbors that will allow them … Continue reading →

Pope Francis reminisces, I think, about the old neighborhood:  152. In some areas of our cities, there is still a lively sense of neighborhood. Each person quite spontaneously perceives a duty to accompany and help his or her neighbor. In … Continue reading →

Starting with our own region 151. Thanks to regional exchanges, by which poorer countries become open to the wider world, universality does not necessarily water down their distinct features. An appropriate and authentic openness to the world presupposes the capacity … Continue reading →