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I introduced Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein’s new essay “Why I am a liberal” in my previous post (see here), where I subjected the first of Sunstein’s 34 claims to critical scrutiny. To recap, I not only showed how the … Continue reading →

A few days ago, polymath Tyler Cowen brought to my attention “an excellent and benchmark piece” (Cowen’s words, not mine) titled “Why I am a liberal” by Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein. I hate to be “that guy” but Professor … Continue reading →

On this day (25 November) in 1876, U.S. Army troops raid the Cheyenne village of Chief Dull Knife (pictured below) on the Red Fork of the Powder River in retaliation for General Custer’s defeat at the Battle of the Little … Continue reading →

Book: Jorge Almazán, et al., “Emergent Tokyo: designing the spontaneous city” (for a 2024 trip to Tokyo I am preparing for; see also book cover below; hat tip: Kevin Postlewaite). Survey article: Dirk Bergemann & Marco Ottaviani, “Information markets and … Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving-break Friday! I had to do a double take earlier this week when I first saw the parody post pictured below via “shitposter” extraordinaire Alex Cohen (@anothercohen):

I first saw this thought-provoking autobiographical tribute to Thanksgiving Day by Comanche author Paul Chaat Smith when I visited the American Indian Museum in Washington, D.C. earlier this year (see here). Alas, I could not find this excellent and entertaining … Continue reading →

What a difference a day makes four or five days make!

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. Sherlock Homes Tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of the day President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas: 22 November 1963. To mark … Continue reading →

To my fellow college professors in search of a new book to read during the upcoming Thanksgiving break, check out this excellent and innovative open-access work “ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today” by my University of Central Florida … Continue reading →

Moonlight #1 [Dept (뎁트), featuring Sonny Zero (오넷) and OoOo]: Moonlight #2 (Kali Uchis): Moonlight #3 (Ludwig van Beethoven, featuring Anastasia Huppman on the piano):