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…1 min read·Mar 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…1 min read·Mar 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…1 min read·Dec 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…1 min read·Dec 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…1 min read·Dec 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…1 min read·Oct 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…1 min read·Oct 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…1 min read·Oct 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…1 min read·Sep 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…1 min read·Sep 21, 2020----