Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
This day in statehood history
On this day (25 July) in 1868, the Territory of Wyoming officially becomes an incorporated territory of the United States. (The Congress later admitted Wyoming to the Union on 10 July 1890.) To commemorate this occasion, I am sharing this … Continue reading
Christmas in July!
Six copies of The Godfather and Philosophy: An Argument You Can’t Refute arrived in my mailbox while I was out of town! (I wrote one of the chapters for this volume: “Ronald Coase and the Corleones.” An ungated copy of … Continue reading
Question of the day
Honest question: now that Barack Obama has put out his annual summer reading list (pictured below), an Obama tradition going back to at least 2016 (see here), I wonder what books, if any(!), are on Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis, or … Continue reading
My priors about *Barbenheimer*
I love this creative montage of the new “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” productions (more details about this motley movie montage are available here), though I would prefer to not waste my time on either film. Why not? Because of my cinematic … Continue reading
Les Bleues
In honor of the 2023 women’s World Cup tournament, which begins today (20 July) “down under” in Australia and New Zealand, check out this two-minute World Cup ad celebrating France’s national football team. More details about this amazing ad are … Continue reading
Hollow Horn Bear Postage Stamp from 1923
One of the artifacts at the National Museum of the American Indian in D.C. that I included in my previous post was a 14¢ postage stamp (also pictured below) featuring the Sioux warrior Hollow Horn Bear that was first issued … Continue reading
Postcards from the National Museum of the American Indian
I was finally able to visit the National Museum of the American Indian, which is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and is devoted to preserving the history and cultural legacies of the indigenous peoples of North America. … Continue reading
My review of Misak to be published in Bocconi Legal Papers
I am super-excited to announce that my review of Cheryl Misak’s biography of Frank Ramsey (see here) will be published in a forthcoming issue of Bocconi Legal Papers (BLP), the flagship journal of the law school of Luigi Bocconi University, … Continue reading
Pop Music Monday: Cruel Summer
Who sang it best? Taylor or the Bananarama trio?

