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Wikipedia Wednesday: phantom time conspiracy theory
Did Charlemagne, King of the Franks, really exist? You tell me! Here is a link to the craziest conspiracy theory that you’ve probably never even heard of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_time_conspiracy_theory
*Adam Smith in Love* update
My first refereed Adam Smith paper — “Adam Smith in Love“, Econ Journal Watch, Vol. 18, No. 1 (2021), pp. 127-155 — has now been downloaded (and presumably read) over 2500 times! Below is some music from Barry White to … Continue reading
Review of Adam Smith’s 1756 letter-essay
Although Adam Smith’s 1756 “Letter to the Authors of the Edinburgh Review” consists of only 17 paragraphs, this survey essay makes for remarkable reading for two reasons. First off, it is one of Smith’s first publications — appearing in print … Continue reading
Trump train soundtrack: B side
Below is an alternate version of Lee Greenwood’s classic anthem:
Previews of coming attractions
FYI: I will be blogging about the following works (beginning with item #1 below) in the days and weeks ahead:
Assorted (GenAi) Links
1. AI Regulation (via Elad Blog) 2. Former Google CEO: Companies’ AI guardrails “aren’t enough” to prevent harm (via Axios) 3. The Economic Case for Generative AI and Foundation Models (via a16z) 4. When AI Is Trained on AI-Generated Data, … Continue reading
Conspiracy Theory Theories
I have surveyed this topic before (see here), and so this fascinating essay on “The Future of the Philosophy of Conspiracy Theory: An Introduction to Conspiracy Theory Theory” by Matthew R. X. Dentith, who edited an entire collection of essays … Continue reading
The Internet is undefeated: Bill *plagiarism for me but not for thee* Ackman edition
For context, see here or here.

