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My favorite part of the Declaration of Independence is its concluding sentence: “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and … Continue reading →

Is bitcoin a bubble or the future of electronic currency? For competing answers to this question, check out this recent report, via HowMuch.net, and this essay by Sue Chang, via Market Watch.

We are in the process of building a simple range voting or bayesian voting model of appellate judging as well as a separate model of legal evasion behavior (e.g. why do so many drivers on the road routinely exceed the … Continue reading →

1 July 1867: Canada Day 🇨🇦  2 July 1823: Bahia Independence Day 🇧🇷 3 July 1952: Congress approves the Puerto Rico Constitution 🇵🇷 4 July 1776: USA Independence Day 🇺🇸 5 July 2013: Prior Probability’s first blog post 🎲

Although we’re a day late, 29 June 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the launching of the original Apple iPhone.* To honor this occasion, here are some useful links: 1. Tyler Cowen’s essay in praise of the iPhone: Put down the … Continue reading →

Via digg. It would intriguing to see if there is any correlation between commute times and accident rates.

“How Republicans are born… Daughter, 8, has been savings [sic] up to buy her first Guitar. Found it for $35. She had 35 exact. Then…sales tax.” This tweet (quoted above) by Grover Norquist, the founder and president of Americans for Tax … Continue reading →