Paulo Henrique LemosinUp to a PointOn popular culture and booksBut popular culture is where we go to talk to and agree with one another; to simplify ourselves; to find our herd. It’s like going to the…Mar 14, 2021Mar 14, 2021
Paulo Henrique LemosinUp to a PointOn friendship and sacrificeThe debate about friendship is really a variant of the debate about what sacrifices might be worth making for Communism. In both cases…Mar 13, 2021Mar 13, 2021
Paulo Henrique LemosinUp to a PointOn being in a foreign countryBeing in a foreign country means walking a tightrope high above the ground without the net afforded a person by the country where he has…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
Paulo Henrique LemosinUp to a PointOn movies versus lifeThe problem, he said, is that people insist on getting everything straight. On having movies make sense, and on being provided with a key…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
Paulo Henrique LemosinUp to a PointOn middle-class anxietiesAs sociologist George Homans observed, “Middle-status conservatism reflects the anxiety experienced by one who aspires to a social station…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
Paulo Henrique LemosinUp to a PointOn bias and lifeHow many good years should you wait before concluding that an investment adviser is unusually skilled? How many successful acquisitions…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
Paulo Henrique LemosinUp to a PointOn soccer and lifeSoccer was not meant to be enjoyed. It was meant to be experienced. The World Cup is a festival of fate: man accepting his hard…Oct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020
Paulo Henrique LemosinUp to a PointOn hopes and desiresThe last few years have taught me to suspend my desire for a conclusion, to assume that nothing is static and that renegotiation will be…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
Paulo Henrique LemosinUp to a PointOn dreams and creativityIt isn’t that I’m particularly inventive, only that I am able to awaken certain feelings and thoughts inside of you. I can see, on the…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Paulo Henrique LemosinUp to a PointOn raising aspirationsAt critical moments in time, you can raise the aspirations of other people significantly, especially when they are relatively young, simply…Sep 21, 2020Sep 21, 2020
