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FYI: I will post my next “micro review” in the next day or two; in the meantime, “from my fridge to yours”: below is my family’s holiday card for 2023 (not pictured, for the photo was taken in October: Aritzia … Continue reading →

Christmas Day is around the corner, and I have just about finished reading the sundry books on my 2023 winter break reading list while I was in the BVI (see my 14 December post, which I am reblogging below), so … Continue reading →

One of the things I miss the most about the Island of Puerto Rico, where I lived from 1993 to 2009, is the parranda, a musical tradition that is celebrated during the Christmas holiday season, which in Puerto Rico extends … Continue reading →

Thirty-six hours into my Yuletide “digital detox” challenge (see here), four judges on the Colorado Supreme Court (pictured below) dropped a proverbial bombshell on the political world, voting by a 4 to 3 margin to keep Donald J. Trump off … Continue reading →

Ho, ho, ho! I just received an early Christmas gift from the History of Economic Ideas, a refereed journal specializing in the history of economic thought (see here). My paper “Adam Smith, David Hume, and the Balliol College Conspiracy” was … Continue reading →

In anticipation of my visit to the idyllic Soggy Dollar beach bar on the Carribean island of Jost Van Dyke in the BVI, I declared Monday (18 December) my “digital detox day”, and for the most part my anti-Internet challenge … Continue reading →

Christmas is just around the corner — seven days away — so I hereby declare this Monday, 18 December (instead of Sunday, 10 December) my own personal “Digital Detox Day“! I am therefore taking the next day or two off … Continue reading →