Raphaël Lima

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Hoppe’s Localist, Decentralist Strategy Is Working in Brazil

09/30/2020 Mises Wire Raphaël Lima

Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. The last four years of political activism in the libertarian movement in Brazil confirm Hoppe’s thesis in his “What Must Be Done” and may serve...

The Truth about The Edge of Democracy

02/11/2020 Mises Wire Raphaël Lima

The Edge of Democracy, a documentary by Petra Costa produced by Netflix and nominated for an Oscar, has been released to hundreds of millions of unsuspecting viewers who know nothing of recent...

A Growing Libertarian Revolution in Brazil

10/31/2018 Mises Wire Raphaël Lima

In the wake of this week’s widespread repudiation of interventionist and socialist political parties in Brazil — and a sudden surge in widespread support for market-friendly candidates — I’ve received...

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Hoppe’s Localist, Decentralist Strategy Is Working in Brazil

10/14/2020 Raphaël Lima

In Brazil, the most effective reforms seem to be accumulating at the state and local levels. There has been real success in pushing back against tax increases and more.

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