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J. S. Mill’s effete and elitist rescue operation
How can we preserve individual liberty while at the same time protect public health and safety? In my previous post, we saw a new type of solution to the paradox of politics: replace liberty with utility. On this view, which … Continue reading
Adam Smith and the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris
One of the institutions of the long 18th century that has most captured the imaginations of my co-author, friend, and fellow student of Adam Smith’s grand-tour years (1764-66) Alain Alcouffe and I are the famed salons of pre-revolutionary Paris. Among … Continue reading
Chandelier shadow art (created with used bike parts)
Hat tip to dittidot (via reddit). Note: prior probability will avoid blogging on Sundays.
Office Art (“Post-it” edition)
In case you’re wondering, you can order black Post-its here. Hat tip: Wall_Rat.
Where did all the video stores go?
Joseph Schumpeter is famous among historians for his “creative destruction” theory of modern capitalism. How about a “destructive creation” theory of art? Via kottke, an artist pretending to be a Parisian hipster named “Stan”–who only watches modern films and TV series on … Continue reading
Map-Art
Check out this book of maps edited by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Tom McCarthy: “Mapping it Out: An Alternative Atlas of Contemporary Cartography.” Here are some samples from the book. Here is one of our favorites: Michael Craig-Martin, “Globalisation” (2011)
The Madness of Crowds?
Explain this equilibrium, or as the errant economist Tyler Cowen likes to say, solve for the equilibrium you see in the video …
“Armed Cowards”
Police in Miami Beach used a taser to kill Israel Hernandez-Llach, a promising 18-year old artist. According to this report in the Times, the reaction of one citizen, Miguel Gonell, a 67-year-old Cuban exile, really says it all. He called the police “armed cowards” and compared … Continue reading
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