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Repeal the CFR?
I mentioned in my previous post that “I would repeal the entire Code of Federal Regulations root and branch …” In summary, my argument for repealing the CFR is based not on policy but rather on constitutional first principles. Does … Continue reading
Retrodiction markets: the evolution of an idea
Below I describe the development and evolution of my retrodiction market model, beginning in the spring of 2021 up to the present: ACT I: CONSPIRACY THEORY COURTS 1. Spring 2021. In April 2021, I propose a “Conspiracy Theory Court” at … Continue reading
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Rousseau through the eyes of Adam Smith redux
Note: this is part 6 of my review of Rousseau’s Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (1754) In my previous post (“Rousseau through the eyes of Adam Smith“), I mentioned how Adam Smith’s 1756 Letter-Essay to the Edinburgh Review singles … Continue reading
Rousseau: the first post-modernist?
Note: this is part 3 of my review of Rousseau’s Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (1754) Thus far, we have surveyed Rousseau’s “Dedication to the Republic of Geneva” as well as the preface to his Discourse on Inequality, so … Continue reading
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Three questions for Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Note: this is part 1 of my review of Rousseau’s Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (1754) Rousseau’s Discourse begins with a “Dedication to the Republic of Geneva” signed by none other than “J. J. Rousseau” himself and dated 12 … Continue reading
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The use and misuse of history in (constitutional) law: some additional observations
How should history inform the study, practice, and interpretation of law, especially constitutional law? In a previous post I surveyed two radically different approaches to legal history: history as memory and history as evidence. (See here or below.) Today, I … Continue reading
History as memory versus history as evidence
How should history inform the study, practice, and interpretation of law? As I mentioned in my previous post (see below), professors Jack Balkin (Yale) and Randy Barnett (Georgetown) — two influential contemporary constitutional law scholars — presented competing theories of … Continue reading
Another Adam Smith Problem:
Alternate title: “The $64 Question: Part 2” (FYI: here is part 1) Note: Thus far, I have reviewed the first four chapters of Paul Sagar’s Adam Smith Reconsidered; today, I will conclude my review with Chapter 5 (“The Conspiracy of … Continue reading
Why isn’t April 9 a National Holiday?
On this day (April 9) in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant after the remnants of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia were decisively defeated at the Battle of Appomattox Court House by … Continue reading
“Dallas Killers Club”
That is the title of Nicholson Baker’s excellent review of the conspiracy-theory literature on JFK’s assassination. Here is an excerpt from the opening of Baker’s essay: There were three horrible public executions in 1963. The first came in February, when the prime … Continue reading
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