Deirdre Nansen McCloskey: A brief visit to São Paulo for Unesp's 50th anniversary and reflections on liberal discourse
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Summary
Deirdre Nansen McCloskey recounts her brief visit to São Paulo for the 50th anniversary celebration of Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), where she participated in discussions about liberalism. She reflects on the travel experience from Washington to Brazil and the event's balanced and splendid nature, where liberals gave speeches justifying liberalism.
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Na manhã do primeiro dia, alguns liberais fizeram discursos justificando o liberalismo
São nove horas e meia de voo noturno partindo de Washington, mas, ao contrário de uma viagem de oeste para leste, não há o terrível jet lag de cruzar muitos fusos horários.
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