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I'm Kind Of A Big Deal (in a footnote)
The Distributed Republic — ... to copy whatever seems to be the dominant strategy, and will exploit whatever weaknesses in game design that may have been overlooked. The conflict between these players arises because of different expectations about how the game should be played. And whenever an economist starts talking about conflict and differing expectations, you know that a discussion of the Coase theorem is probably right around the corner... Which is why my next post will deal with objections raised by fellow gaming geek and economist Bryan Caplan to my previous post ...

Cheating In The Context Of Marriage And Coase
The Distributed Republic — Bryan Caplan graciously describes my critique of the norm of monogamy as "eloquent", but I fear he misses the point I was trying to make. Bryan writes: I'm not a principled advocate of monogamy; it's not for everyone, and I am after all a fan of Big Love. I am however a principled advocate of honoring your contracts and promises. If you don't want to practice monogamy, here's an idea: Don't agree to it. If you want a non-traditional marriage, write a contract for it. Don't accept the standard-issue version, then ...