Recently, I visited the subterranean area of Library West where the good old fashioned economics texts are located. Fellow UES luminaries accompanied me. I checked out several books that will make for interesting summer reading. Among them was The Theory of Price, 4th Ed. (1987) by the late George Stigler, a renowned Nobel prize-winning University […]
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Theory of Price Notes, Part I: Tastes
Published by May 12th, 2008 in Economics, History and Entertainment & Culture. 7 CommentsI would just like to pass along this interesting post from The Perfect Substitute blog. Essentially, the pilgrims initially starved because of a lack of property rights. The problem was later relieved by assignment of private property rights–not help from the Indians.
Controversy Regarding “Radical Islam”
Published by December 4th, 2007 in International Affairs, History and Education. 6 CommentsAlthough not strictly an economics issue, or considered to be economics-related, I wanted to post some of the important documents that you may not have read regarding the “Radical Islam” controversy at the University of Florida. You know the basic story: the UF administration has requested that we apologize to the entire campus, not just […]
I love this article by Christopher Hitchens on the “early” War on Terror against an oft-forgotten enemy. Check out the terrific Madison quote on tribute.
This just in: Sammy declares West Virginia unconstitutional. Our long national nightmare is over.
Emily Oster of UChicago wonders about economics giving rise to witch-hunting. (h/t cafe salemba)
Some time ago, I watched a fascinating program on PBS called “African American Lives.” Its focus was the varied, diverse origins of African Americans, and by proxy, other Americans. I watched rapt as several celebrities and scholars obtained the results of genetic admixture tests that revealed how much other genetic heritage they possessed beyond, or […]
Moving in Twilight, Introduction
Published by October 22nd, 2007 in International Affairs, History, Personalities, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan and Democracy. 0 CommentsWhen trying to put my thoughts together regarding the likes of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, I used to always refer people to the Lord of the Rings. In Lord of the Rings, there are clearly delineated ages. If you also read The Silmarillion, Monocrat’s Middle-Earth reading of choice, then you can read about the […]
The Economist’s Anti-Zionist Blinders
Published by October 17th, 2007 in Miscellaneous, International Affairs and History. 8 Comments…and so do I! Why in the world they have been so virulently anti-Zionist escapes me. The profound disgust with many groups of Israeli society and the total ignorance of motivations for why people act they way they do astounds me. How can it be that so many groups gain sympathy from this newspaper, but […]
Tokyo Rose: Saint, Sinner, or Other?
Published by October 13th, 2007 in History and Personalities. 3 CommentsOver a year ago, Iva Toguri D’Aquino passed away. She was better known to some as ‘Tokyo Rose.’ But Tokyo Rose was really several women who broadcasted propaganda for the Empire of the Sun during World War II:
Tokyo Rose was a mythical figure. The persona, its origin murky, had been bestowed by American servicemen collectively […]
The Supreme Court: Sources of Law
Published by October 11th, 2007 in History, Law and Democracy. 2 CommentsOne of the issues constantly vexing constitutional scholars is the role that foreign sources of law should play in jurisprudence, especially the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence. These days, it seems that enlightened liberals generally argue that foreign sources can very well be persuasive sources of law. We can imagine examples where they might be persuasive, in […]
Liberals will tell you this is okay. I will tell you this is market demand for a UES school.
Ottoman Musings, Part I
Published by September 16th, 2007 in History, Entertainment & Culture and Fluff. 1 CommentI’ve long argued that both the Ottoman Empire, and in particular, the Byzantine Empire, have been underrated and woefully under-studied by scholars. With the exception of Dumbarton Oaks, it just hasn’t seemed terribly fashionable to spend one’s life’s work on these long-lasting kingdoms of yore. Even Dumbarton Oaks, however, plays a key role in the […]
Pinochet & Thatcher
Published by December 20th, 2006 in History, Personalities, Margaret Thatcher and Americas. 1 CommentAlthough there are several interesting posts on AU that I have yet to properly comment on, I state it is my intention to do so now that my exams are over. I also don’t mean to break momentum on respectable topics, but wanted to share some excerpts of an interesting essay in The Telegraph about […]
