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Christmas is just 11 days away! In addition to a number of research articles, essays, etc., I will be reading the following books — and blogging about them — during the holidays:

That is the new title of my revised work-in-progress. Here is the abstract: “What is liberalism, and what is the relation between law and liberty? This paper presents a Coasian critique of liberalism, whether seen from the progressive perspective of … Continue reading →

Today (12 December) is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a national holiday in Mexico and one of my favorite feast days of the year! (More details here and here, in Spanish.)

On this day (11 December) in 1972, the sixth and final manned mission (Apollo 17) lands on the Moon.

My colleague and dear friend Patricia Navarro Velez was taken from us on 6 December, one of more than 40,000 people killed in gun violence in the U.S. so far this year. Here is the link to the verified GoFundMe … Continue reading →

I learned earlier today that Patricia Navarro Velez was one of the victims of the 6 December UNLV shooting. As it happens, I knew Dr Navarro Velez personally. She not only completed her PhD studies at my home institution, UCF; … Continue reading →

Here is a link to the original webcomic, via XKCD, and here is an explanation, via Anders Sandberg’s blog Andart 2.

The History of Economics Society (HES) will hold its 51st meeting (and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Society) from July 14 to 18, 2024 in Santiago de Chile. (See here.) The deadline for submissions is 1 March 2024. (Alas, I may not be able to attend … Continue reading →

In honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (today, 7 December), check out the map pictured below, which I first posted here in 2017 (as well as in 2020).