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Adam Smith and the Balliol College Conspiracy

That is the title of my latest work in progress, which I wrote up these last few days during my stay at my college alma mater UCSB (the campus is pictured below) and which I just posted to SSRN (see … Continue reading

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Postcards from UCSB

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Victims of Communism Day

Although 7 November is the official “Victims of Communism Memorial Day” (see here), why not May Day instead?

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View from the wing (April 2023)

Below is a gallery of some window-seat snapshots of my travels from Orlando to DC to Santa Barbara.

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My contribution the 1898 exhibition

In my previous post, I mentioned that my wife and I were able to attend the opening of a special exhibition on “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions” at the National Portrait Gallery. Here, I will highlight my contribution to … Continue reading

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Postcards from D.C.

We are in our nation’s capital to attend the opening of a special exhibition on “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions” at the National Portrait Gallery. I will blog about this excellent exhibition in the next day or two.

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Die Adam Smith Probleme

That is the plural of Das Adam Smith Problem as well as the title of my most recent work-in-progress, which I have posted to SSRN (see here). In honor of David Hilbert, the abstract of my paper contains just 23 … Continue reading

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Coase’s parable update

I have posted a revised draft of my most recent paper “COASE’S PARABLE” to SSRN. This paper, which traces the intellectual origins of the late Ronald Coase’s “reciprocal harms” idea (an idea with radical moral, political, and legal implications that … Continue reading

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Travel time

Yesterday was the last day of the spring semester at my home institution, and starting tomorrow my wife and I will be visiting a number of places over the next two weeks, including Las Vegas, Nevada (to celebrate our 11th … Continue reading

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Music Monday: Morgan Wallen

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