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 How did we all get stuck using the Gregorian calendar? Aside from the QWERTY problem, can you think of any other examples of a network effect keeping us in a suboptimal equilibrium? How about LinkedIn, licensure requirements, or three years of law school? (If … Continue reading →

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Time to update your priors, again … Judge Alex Kozinski has written up a scathing indictment of our criminal justice system in his latest essay Criminal Law 2.0. Judge Kozinski’s thesis is that the criminal justice game is rigged in … Continue reading →

The Venus de Milo–the second-most famous work of art housed in the cluttered halls of the Louvre Museum in Paris–is a centuries-old mystery. Has this mystery finally been solved? Check out the full, fascinating article by Virginia Postrel here.

For us, July is a month full of memorable milestones and quirky anniversaries. One year ago this month, for example, Rowman & Littlefield published The Economics of the Undead. (Our contribution to this book–a little essay titled “Buy or Bite?” appears in … Continue reading →

Does Sherlock Holmes charge a fee for his detective services? Hat tip: bhip (via imgur).

How much would it cost you to procure a complete set of English-language Wikipedia articles in book form? An art gallery in New York City is sponsoring an exhibition titled From Aaaaa! to ZZZap!, featuring work from the Print Wikipedia … Continue reading →

Anna M. Phillips, a writer for the Tampa Bay Times (warning: the Tampa Bay Times website at the previous link has an annoying video ad that starts automatically when you click on the link), is reporting that a county judge will … Continue reading →