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Today (15 Nov 2018) is the 241st-year anniversary of the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. (The complete text of the Articles of Confederation is available here.) This weak confederation, however, did not last long, as it … Continue reading →

My wife and I will be attending the Miami, Florida stop of the Drake-Migos Tour on 14 November. In honor of these contemporary artists, below the fold are two of our favorite Drake/Migos songs, along with some artful choreography:

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In addition to our regular stream of scholarly readings (blog posts, book reviews, essays, law review articles, etc.), below are some of the books we are reading this month (updated 11/13): Tyler Cowen, Stubborn Attachments…

To celebrate our impending “200,000th hit” (see the counter on the right side of the desktop version of our blog), we are sharing this fun rendition of “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind, and Fire. The choreography is a smash! (Hat … Continue reading →

One aspect of Mexican culture that has always fascinated me is the custom of making ofrendas to honor the dead. (An ofrenda is a collection of physical objects–some sacred, others profane–placed on a ritual display, usually during the annual “Dia de … Continue reading →

The First World War ended on this day 100 years ago (11 Nov 1918), when Germany surrendered to the Allies. The combatants then negotiated the Treaty of Versailles, which was signed on 28 June 1918, formally ending “the war to … Continue reading →

As Aatish Bhatia notes (via Wired): “A sheet of paper placed across two books can’t even support the weight of a pencil. But if you corrugate the sheet by folding it a few times, it supports a can of beans!” … Continue reading →