Monthly Archives: October 2020

I am sooo late to this party, but here it goes. On the left: Sydjia and I in July 2011 in Amsterdam. On the right: us in July 2020 in Tarpon Springs, Fla.

Hat tip: @pickover

My next “advanced topics in law” lecture will explore what Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried (pictured below) refers to as “the promise principle.”[1] In brief, the proposition that “promises ought to be kept”[2] is one of the most important normative … Continue reading →

Note: I made significant revisions to this part of my “Adam Smith in Love” series of blog posts. (Check out my blog post of November 10, 2020.) When Adam Smith first arrived in Paris in early 1764, little did he … Continue reading →

I have been researching and writing about Adam Smith’s enigmatic love life and have thus titled my latest work-in-progress “Adam Smith in Love.” But Adam Smith also wrote about love. In fact, Smith made several philosophical observations about love and … Continue reading →

I will resume my series on “Adam Smith in Love” soon; in the meantime, here is Bailey Sok’s stupefying choreography of one my favorite English-language songs of 2020. Added bonus: here is Miss Sok’s Instagram.

Originally posted on prior probability:
Talk about an October surprise; this is a huge development! Is Facebook next? We’ll update this post in the hours ahead ….

Talk about an October surprise; this is a huge development! Is Facebook next? We’ll update this post in the hours ahead ….

Note: This blog post is based on my most recent work-in-progress “A Short History of Adam Smith in Love.” Perhaps the most neglected aspect of Adam Smith’s biography is the pervasive role religion played in Scottish life. More to the … Continue reading →

I will be resuming my ongoing series of blog posts on “Adam Smith in Love” in the next day or two. In the meantime, here is the latest draft of my paper on Adam Smith’s lost loves and below is … Continue reading →