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That is the title of this short film by Cuban filmmaker Eduardo del Llano: (in Spanish; 25 minutes; hat tip: my fellow “Hispanophile” Tyler Cowen)

That is the subject of the Spanish-language docudrama “Historia de un crimen: Colosio“. (For your reference, more details about this entertaining 2019 Netflix series are available here, via Wikipedia.) In summary, Luis Donaldo Colosio was the presidential candidate of Mexico’s … Continue reading →

I am wrapping up my “Narcos Mexico” and “Historia Colosio” binge sessions and will be writing up reviews of those Netflix series in the next day or two; in the meantime, check out the topological map of the world pictured … Continue reading →

… my wife and I are binge-watching season 3 of “Narcos Mexico” followed by “Historia de un crimen: Colosio” tonight!

In honor of my intellectual hero Thomas C. Schelling, check out the syllabus and final exam for his fall 1970 course at Harvard on “Conflict, Coalition, and Strategy” (Econ 1030). Hat tip: Irwin Collier.

I was lucky enough to visit Knoxville, Tennessee for the first time this week and fell instantly in love with this “scruffy little city“!

What happens when you analyze a text by deleting the words, leaving only the punctuation marks? Clive Thompson created an online tool that allows you to do just that. Here is a link to his website, which is called “just … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
The government is once again “postponing” the release of the next batch of JFK assassination records. For your reference, here is the official announcement. https://priorprobability.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_4829.jpg

I have posted a “new & improved” (i.e. shorter) version of my paper “Breaking Bad Promises” on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). In summary, the new version of the paper, which focuses on some of the “bad” or illicit … Continue reading →

Today begins Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead. If you’re not familiar with the holiday you might think it strange to greet someone with “Feliz Dia… Feliz Día de los Muertos