Any good films on?
Regular Troppodillians will have observed occasional attempts by me to get something regular going on Troppo regarding films. None have come to anything. Anyway, I've...
Stand your ground and contribute to the cycle of violence
Stand Your Ground Laws and Homicides, Chandler B. McClellan, Erdal Tekin Since 2005, eighteen states have passed legislation that has extended the right to self-defense,...
Slavery depresses long-run development
Finding Eldorado: Slavery and Long-run Development in Colombia, Daron Acemoglu, Camilo García-Jimeno, James A. Robinson Slavery has been a major institution of labor coercion throughout history....
Artist resale royalties : a strange loop
[caption id="attachment_20699" align="alignright" width="300"] Ceci n'est pas un Duchamp[/caption] I once overheard a serious conversation between two curators as to whether the urinal they were looking at was...