HP 9100A Calculator

In 1968 the Whole Earth Catalog reports the HP 9100A calculator was priced at $4900. And the calculator was 40 lbs. Wow.
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Taboo and Repugnant Roundup

New Substack: Taboo & Repugnant Roundup This issue examines several consequential developments in reproductive and higher-education policy: • The rising use of elective IVF and PGT, and the shaky foundations…

RIP George Christie

I missed the news that my former Duke colleague, George Christie, recently died. From the obituary: George Custis Christie, longtime Duke Law Professor, died on November 4, 2025, at the…

Ken Burns’ Revolutionary War

I am in the minority -- I didn't think that Ken Burns' Revolutionary War was not good. And I really regret this, because Ken Burns is really fantastic. American Revolutionary…
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Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (1/24)

This week’s roundup brings together multiple strands of interest to scholars working on courts, health policy, bioethics, and market governance. The discussion of private judges highlights a notable shift in…