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Here is a link to the original webcomic, via XKCD, and here is an explanation, via Anders Sandberg’s blog Andart 2.

The History of Economics Society (HES) will hold its 51st meeting (and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Society) from July 14 to 18, 2024 in Santiago de Chile. (See here.) The deadline for submissions is 1 March 2024. (Alas, I may not be able to attend … Continue reading →

In honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (today, 7 December), check out the map pictured below, which I first posted here in 2017 (as well as in 2020).

In a previous post, I reviewed my scholarly comings-and-goings during the first half of 2023; below is the second half of my end-of-year review:

In addition to my regular teaching duties, this past year I worked on several different projects and attended a number of conferences. Here, I will review my scholarly activities during the first half of 2023: Note: I will write up … Continue reading →

Alternate title: The Philosophy of Jaywalking Yesterday, I stumbled upon a bunch of funny TikTok videos featuring California lawyer Michael J. Mandell a/k/a “Law by Mike“, including the one below on jaywalking, i.e. crossing a street outside a designated crosswalk. … Continue reading →

Check out this recent report by Morgan Cloud with the provocative title “Trump Could Legally Use the U.S. Military as Domestic Law Enforcers” (2 December 2023). As it happens, this possibility is not just liberal media hype. The incumbent president … Continue reading →

As you may have heard by now, the top four teams to make the College Football Playoff this season are Michigan (the winner of the “Big 10” Conference), Washington (the “Pac 12” champ), Texas (“Big 12”), and Alabama (“SEC”). Two … Continue reading →

Stefano Tirone a/k/a S-Tone Inc. is an Italian jazz musician; his music below was inspired by the beautiful bossa nova rhythms of Brasil.