Latin American politicians yearn for Utopia
Their woolly idealism can be glimpsed in Chile’s new constitution and in the policies of Colombia’s president
When he wrote “Utopia”, a satire published in 1516, Thomas More was careful not to give an exact location for his imaginary island with its perfect society. But the reader is given to understand that it was sited off the coast of Brazil. That was hardly coincidental.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “A yearning for Utopia”
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