Author name: GUILLERMO SILVA GRUCCI

From Beria to Byung-Chul Han, the evolution of power over mind and behavior – Control is no longer imposed, it is internalized– Power seduces more than it represses– Freedom coexists with new forms of domination In a previous article, we referred to psychopolitics. A term that appeared in a small yet substantial book, first introduced […]

Liberalism, security, and the risk of a drift toward modern forms of Caesarism – Liberalism and limits of the State – Security, power and legitimacy – Historical cycles and Caesarism risk Polybius’ Prophecy In his work “Armed Liberalism” (Artemisa, Montevideo, 2019), Rodolfo Fattoruso presents a remarkable compendium of what liberalism is and of its challenges.

Legal validity versus moral legitimacy in the contemporary debate on abortion and medical ethics – Legal validity versus moral legitimacy – Medical ethics under legal pressure – Human rights, autonomy and unborn life In previous notes, we asked whether in countries where it is prohibited, communism might have come to an end. In the Czech

When democracies tolerate forces that seek to destroy them, a deeper question emerges: who truly holds power? – The dilemma of democratic tolerance – Power outside the democratic circuit – The structural fragility of popular sovereignty In our recent articles we have been examining the responses of different countries regarding the legalization of political organizations

The 1953 armistice froze the conflict, but the strategic tension between North and South Korea remains. – The geopolitical division of Korea – A suspended conflict When we attended secondary school at the “Joaquín Suárez” high school, the older students passed down to us a chant used to encourage the school team whenever it competed

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have adopted laws restricting communist symbols to protect their sovereignty and prevent the return of totalitarian ideologies. Historical memory as a tool of democratic defenseProhibition of totalitarian symbols in the Baltic statesThe tension between national security and democratic freedoms – Historical memory as a tool of democratic defense– Prohibition of totalitarian

A strategic reflection on decommunization laws, the Holodomor, and the democratic dilemma in confronting totalitarian ideologies – Historical memory and national sovereignty – Totalitarianism and the limits of democracy – The Holodomor and historical responsibility In previous notes we addressed a fundamental question about limits. If a democracy prohibits the promotion of Nazism, communism, or

A strategic reflection on historical memory, totalitarian ideologies, and the dilemmas of democratic self-defense. A strategic reflection on historical memory, the lessons of communism, and the challenges of protecting democracy from authoritarian ideologies while safeguarding freedom and human rights. Part 2 Is communism impious and unjust? Irrational? Or all three? In our previous article we

A strategic reflection on historical memory, lived experience under totalitarianism, and the dilemma between freedom of expression and democratic self-defense. A Strategic Reflection on Historical Memory, the Lessons of Communism and the Challenge of Protecting Democracy While Preserving Freedom and Human Rights “Faithful to the tradition of the French Revolution, communist states anathematized emigration, considering

From delegitimizing dissent to cultural engineering: mental health within 20th-century ideological conflict. – The clinical reframing of political dissent. – Cultural infiltration as geopolitical strategy. – The continuity of psychological engineering mechanisms in contemporary Western societies. Psychopolitics and the Political Abuse of Psychiatry in the 20th Century Therapeutic practice or weapon of mass destruction? An