Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

For my part, I have been conducting some new research on two aspects of Adam Smith’s biography (his decision to abandon his studies at Balliol College in the summer of 1746 and his final departure from Paris in the fall … Continue reading →

Who shot JFK? For my part, I have never believed the far-fetched single-bullet theory proposed by the Warren Commission, so a spate of stories published during the past few days and calling into question the government’s version of the assassination … Continue reading →

Today (11 Sept.) is the 50-year anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d’état. What led up to the coup, and what lessons can we learn from it today? In the English language, here is a short report from the Office … Continue reading →

In their massive 126-page law review article (see here), William Baude and Michael Stokes Paulsen claim that former president Donald J. Trump is automatically disqualified from holding federal office under 14th Amendment’s Disqualification Clause (Amend. XIV, § 3). I already … Continue reading →

I am late to the party, but yesterday (8 Sept.) was “Star Trek Day“!

Yesterday, I posted to SSRN a formal reply (see here) to a forthcoming paper by William Baude and Michael Stokes Paulsen, a pair of legal scholars who claim that the Disqualification Clause set forth in Section 3 of the 14th … Continue reading →

Is former president Donald J. Trump automatically disqualified from holding any federal office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment? I wrote up a short but formal academic reply to Professors Michael Stokes Paulsen and William Baude (pictured below) and … Continue reading →

Update (7 September): Although a federal judge in South Florida ruled last week that private parties lack “standing” to enforce the 14th Amendment’s disqualification clause (a case I blogged about the other day; see below), another cohort of progressive plaintiffs … Continue reading →