Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

In addition to Adam Smith’s Additions and Corrections to the First and Second Editions of Dr. Adam Smith’s Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1784), I have read or will be reading the following books:

As I mentioned in my previous post (see here), between the publication of the second and third editions of his Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith published a separate 79-page pamphlet titled Additions and Corrections to the First and Second Editions … Continue reading →

At the Adam Smith conference in Paris that I attended earlier this month (10 June; see here), historian Emma Rothschild (pictured below, along with the cover of her beautiful 2021 book An Infinite History) brought to my attention the following … Continue reading →

On this day (24 June) in 1724, Johann Sebastian Bach led the first performance of Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam (BWV 7), the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle, at St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig. Bach had composed this great work to … Continue reading →

Clarence Thomas was born on this day (23 June) in 1948 in the segregated Deep South (Pin Point, Georgia), while Sonia Maria Sotomayor was born on 25 June 1954 in the Bronx, New York, to Puerto Rican parents. Below is … Continue reading →

Last week, Cuba’s corrupt Prime Minister Manuel Marrero (see here) proposed a package of free market reforms, including the legalization of private businesses in agriculture and tourism. According to one report, these proposed economic reforms “significantly expand the private sector … Continue reading →

According to Wikipedia, Michael Jackson’s “Off the wall” album was released 47 summers ago (on 10 August 1979) by Epic Records and features songwriting contributions from music legends David Foster, Paul McCartney, Rod Temperton, and Stevie Wonder (among others), as well as three … Continue reading →