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One of the things I miss the most about the Island of Puerto Rico, where I lived from 1993 to 2009, is the parranda, a musical tradition that is celebrated during the Christmas holiday season, which in Puerto Rico extends … Continue reading →

Thirty-six hours into my Yuletide “digital detox” challenge (see here), four judges on the Colorado Supreme Court (pictured below) dropped a proverbial bombshell on the political world, voting by a 4 to 3 margin to keep Donald J. Trump off … Continue reading →

Ho, ho, ho! I just received an early Christmas gift from the History of Economic Ideas, a refereed journal specializing in the history of economic thought (see here). My paper “Adam Smith, David Hume, and the Balliol College Conspiracy” was … Continue reading →

In anticipation of my visit to the idyllic Soggy Dollar beach bar on the Carribean island of Jost Van Dyke in the BVI, I declared Monday (18 December) my “digital detox day”, and for the most part my anti-Internet challenge … Continue reading →

Christmas is just around the corner — seven days away — so I hereby declare this Monday, 18 December (instead of Sunday, 10 December) my own personal “Digital Detox Day“! I am therefore taking the next day or two off … Continue reading →

I confess: I really love this all-time Mariah Carey classic! Double bonus “Carpool Karaoke” and Yu Huiyeol’s “K-pop” versions below:

Blast from the past (2016), via the now-defunct blog Unlikely Words. We’ve all by now seen this excellent Die Hard Christmas tree ornament, but since it got spread around virally so late in the year no one had any time… … Continue reading →

Via my favorite expat blog View from the Back. The shop is À la Mère de Famille (pictured below), and it was founded in 1760. I wonder if Adam Smith or his pupil the 3rd Duke of Buccleugh visited this … Continue reading →