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Lorena Mendes Flores

Local Coordinator

Students For Liberty Brazil

I was born in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Although I currently serve as a local coordinator
for SFLB, work as a translator, writer, and hold the position of translation manager at the Damas
de Ferro Institute, my interest in liberalism began in 2019 during my high school years. It started
as a hobby but quickly transformed into my passion. Today, as a law school student, I aspire to
delve deeper into the relationship between law, justice, and liberty, and explore ways to facilitate
their harmonization. I am a staunch advocate of individualism and the imperative to respect the
unique nature of every individual.

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Blog Posts

Why our liberty hinges on the Rule of Law

February 16, 2024
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Equal Treatment Under Law

Understanding that responsibility is intrinsic to freedom is essential. Based on this premise, we can understand that responsibility depends on principles, which, in the context of government, are represented by the laws that govern it — whether they are good or bad. Legislation that protects the rights of individuals ensures their freedom to the same extent that legislation that only protects those in power maintains their positions. What is the Rule of Law? As a concept, the Rule of Law has had various definitions throughout history. For the purposes of this article, we

Tolerance means dealing with ideas without canceling or censoring

January 25, 2024
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Censorship

Society is always changing, and so are ideas.  One constant, however, is intolerance for different ideas. That intolerance has left its mark, often in blood, on human history. The current iteration of intolerance, though not quite bloody, is “cancel culture.” This article seeks to demonstrate why it is necessary to debate and tolerate opposing viewpoints without canceling them. Cancel culture and the path to censorship The rejection of an individual for having ideas contrary to the mainstream is not a new phenomenon. However, the movement known as "cancel culture"

Why (and how) the war on drugs has failed

August 22, 2023
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War on Drugs

Drugs have consequences on the behavior and health of their users; that much is clear. But this article seeks to explain, through several illustrative examples, how the war on drugs has wrought severe consequences for civilization in general. Drugs: a social problem or an individual choice? To discuss drug use, we first should understand its origin. Contrary to common claims, many of the most widely used drugs, especially the oldest ones, were initially created with the best intentions: as medicine. This includes marijuana, used as medicine since the 19th century, and cocaine,