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“Sabor a mí” is a 1959 bolero by the legendary Mexican musician and composer Álvaro Carrillo. Since then, his iconic and beautiful balad has been reinterpreted by many artists. (Indeed, I featured some of these re-recordings in this 2021 blog post.) The … Continue reading →

N.B.: The blog post below is based on the last part of my talk this weekend at the 2025 South-North Exchange on Theory, Culture, and Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad de México (UACM): Previously, I drew a connection … Continue reading →

N.B.: Below is part 2 of my upcoming talk this weekend at the 2025 South-North Exchange on Theory, Culture, and Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad de México: Is there a link between Gödel’s Loophole and President Trump’s tariffs? … Continue reading →

N.B.: Below is an excerpt (part 1 of 3) of my upcoming talk this weekend at the 2025 South-North Exchange on Theory, Culture, and Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad de México (UACM). The theme of this year’s meeting … Continue reading →

Why are the Insular Cases of yore relevant to the current batch of Trump tariff cases of today? Although the legal issues are different, the Insular Cases are still relevant today because they show us how the “constitutional law game” … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in a previous post, I see some possible parallels between Downes v. Bidwell, one of the infamous “Insular Cases” decided in 1901, and President Donald J. Trump’s controversial “Liberation Day” tariffs. Although Downes v. Bidwell involved an … Continue reading →

That is the title of my most recent work-in-progress with Alain Alcouffe (University of Toulouse). Below the fold is our revised introduction (footnotes omitted):

You may have heard by now that two different federal courts have invalidated most of President Trump’s tariffs. Below are some relevant links via the Volokh Conspiracy blog: Both cases, however, are now being appealed, and in the meantime, Professor … Continue reading →

Alain Alcouffe and I now wish to conclude our series of blog posts on “Adam Smith and the salons of Paris” with a question and with a tentative observation. Specifically, did the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris have any influence on … Continue reading →