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“Cause-in-fact” is a common law doctrine used to determine the scope of legal liability in accident cases. In summary, judges apply a counterfactual “but-for” test to determine whether event x was a necessary or “legal” cause of outcome y; in … Continue reading →

So, to commemorate the upcoming ten-year anniversary of this blog (5 July 2023), I am featuring ten of my previous blog posts having to do with national flags: Monday music: Wavin’ flag (Spanglish version) (28 November 2022) Two cheers for Betsy Ross … Continue reading →

To commemorate the ten-year anniversary of this blog (5 July 2023), I am reposting ten of my previous blog posts featuring various aspects of the science-fiction TV and movie series created by Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek. “Beam me up Scotty” (17 … Continue reading →

That is the location of the silence-loving doctor’s residence in Sturges v. Bridgman, an oft-cited 19th Century nuisance law case involving noise and vibrations emanating from a confectioner’s kitchen. I wrote about this classic case in my latest paper “Coase’s … Continue reading →

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 new and related open problems … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
https://priorprobability.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_0084.jpg Pencil sketch map, hat tip: u/orialairo https://priorprobability.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_0085.jpg Light pollution map, hat tip: u/InkyScrolls https://priorprobability.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_0086.gif Venn diagram map by Anna Debenham

The South America and Scotland legs of my travels are now complete. Next, I will travel by rail to London. Among other places, I am planning to visit 85 Wigmore Street in London’s West End as well as Horace Walpole’s … Continue reading →