Nice article about something that was so present in my time living in the US, and that I saw nowhere else. It is a sad phenomenon, a side effect of the core American culture of individualism and achievement. I did not have a name for it, but "posture culture" seems to define it very aptly.Sully and Anti-SulliesA movie celebrates old-fashioned virtues in a political season devoid of them."The representational side of American culture [is] not just media or celebrity culture, but what might be called posture culturethe incessant pretending-to-be that is such a part of modern life, and which digital and social media do so much to amplify. Posture culture is Mr. Trump discussing his wealth, brains and everything else that allegedly makes him big; its Hillary Clinton falsely claiming that as first lady she braved sniper fire while landing in Bosnia." Li um artigo interessante do MBL sobre o autoritarismo dos gauchos no futebol e na politica (provocado pela queda do Dunga ontem), que puxou outro tambem interessante, na Gazeta do Povo, sobre a influencia de Getulio nos desfiles de carnaval.Os artigos seguem abaixo:De Vargas a Dunga (passando por Felipao): o fracasso dos ditadores gauchosMBLSob inspiracao nazista, Getulio inventou o carnaval brasileiroYuri AlHanati Today I read Peggy Noonan's article in the WSJ (not something I do very often). I highlight one excerpt of the article:"He was the candidate who would control illegal immigration, who wouldnt cut entitlements, who opposes an interventionist foreign policy, who thinks our major trade deals have not benefited Americans on the ground. And he won, big time. [...] From what Ive seen there has been zero reflection on the part of Republican leaders on how much the bases views differ from theirs and what to do about it. The GOP is not at all refiguring its stands."Did I read this correctly: Peggy Noonan is suggesting GOP leaders should update their beliefs and converge to Trump's voters' ideas? Is that what Republican leaders are for: to compete to offer the most popular ideas, no matter their consequences?That is very different from pragmatic leaders that look for the best way to advance their ideals, even if that requires accepting strategic retreats from time to time. Otimo texto do Spotniks:5 motivos pelos quais ha mais oposicao ao PT que aos demais partidos brasileiros Tentando entender um pouquinho mais sobre como uma democracia avancada lida com a liberdade de expressao, estabelece limites e resolve os conflitos de grupos.Este foi o melhor resumo que encontrei:http://faculty.ncwc.edu/mstevens/410/410lect08.htmGostei particularmente de "proper time, place and manner", o conceito pelo qual as manifestacoes nao podem simplesmente sobrepor todos os direitos de outras pessoas ao redor, como a liberdade de movimento. Como tem acontecido em Sao Paulo tao frequentemente.Por que nossa liberdade ainda e tao deficiente? Interesting article read in the WSJ today:"Moscow sees its near abroad as one operational theater. To end the stalemate in Syria, exert NATO pressure in Eastern Europe."[...]"There is also a larger foreign-policy question that must be the first order of business for the new president: How does the U.S. build leverage on