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Postcards from the National Museum of the American Indian
I was finally able to visit the National Museum of the American Indian, which is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and is devoted to preserving the history and cultural legacies of the indigenous peoples of North America. … Continue reading
My review of Misak to be published in Bocconi Legal Papers
I am super-excited to announce that my review of Cheryl Misak’s biography of Frank Ramsey (see here) will be published in a forthcoming issue of Bocconi Legal Papers (BLP), the flagship journal of the law school of Luigi Bocconi University, … Continue reading
Pop Music Monday: Cruel Summer
Who sang it best? Taylor or the Bananarama trio?
What did Adam Smith learn from Aquinas?
This past week, I have been attending a symposium at the Thomistic Institute in Washington, D.C. The institute is named in honor of St Thomas Aquinas, the great 13th-century philosopher, theologian, and Doctor of the Church, so I could not … Continue reading
Some snapshots from various corners of D.C.
Although I have been indoors for most of this past week attending a symposium, during my free time I have walked through a few of the nearby neighborhoods in our nation’s capital; below are some of the sights I have … Continue reading
Happy Bastille Day!
Bonus link: For more background about La Marseillaise scene in Casablanca see here.
More summer reading
For the 5th Annual Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium, which I am now attending in Washington, D.C., I have been reading large chunks of “The Modelling of Nature” by William A. Wallace and “Degrees of Belief” by Steven G. … Continue reading
July Blog Update
Alternate title: 2023 summer travel update #4 I will be blogging haphazardly, if at all, because I will be taking part in several academic conferences during the remainder of this month, including the 5th Annual Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science … Continue reading
*Adam Smith Problems*
Originally posted on prior probability:
I revised my draft of “Die Adam Smith Probleme” during my train ride from Edinburgh to London, and I have just posted my revised work on SSRN (see here). Among other things, I added two…
Music Monday: Gloria from ‘Dum sacrum mysterium’ by Robert Carver
Below is some beautiful sacred music I heard during my visit of Glasgow Cathedral last month (also available here via SoundCloud):

