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According to this recent essay in The Atlantic authored by J. Michael Luttig (a former federal judge) and Laurence H. Tribe (a retired law professor), the former commander-in-chief is a “treasonous president” who is prohibited from federal office under Section … Continue reading →

Manu Chao is a French-Spanish artist who sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, and occasionally in other languages. Below are two of my favorite Manu Chao musical compositions: Me Gustas Tu and Bongo Bong.

What a time to be alive! A huge shout out to my colleagues Alex Tabarrok and Tyler Cowen (pictured below), two of the most prolific bloggers on the planet. Among other things, their Marginal Revolution blog has not only been … Continue reading →

Happy Paris Liberation Day! On this day in 1944 the Allies liberate Paris from the Nazis, and on this day 24 years later (1968) yours truly is born in Los Angeles, California.

A short essay by Mandy Brown and a critique of behavioral law and economics titled “Against Automaticity“. A forthcoming law review article on the Constitution’s “disqualification clause” (see here) and various articles in the new symposium issue of the Journal … Continue reading →

Remember Merlin Mann, the evil mastermind who in the early 2000s conceived of a new method of psychological torture called “Inbox Zero“. Alas, this ascetic concept can mean different things to different people. Does it mean an inbox totally devoid … Continue reading →

With the fall semester now upon us (I begin teaching today! — but I cannot comprehend why college courses in the southeast have to begin in hot and humid August; does it have anything to do with college football?), I … Continue reading →

This summer, I made substantial revisions to my paper on “Outer Space Auctions“, and I just posted my revised work to SSRN (see here). Among other things, a Canadian colleague had recently brought to my attention an important international organization … Continue reading →