Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Today marks the end of my travels … for now! I will be visiting the University of Glasgow in Scotland (the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world) and la Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD) in Chile in a few weeks!

On this day (8 May) in 1794, the father of modern chemistry Antoine Lavoisier, along with 27 co-defendants, are tried, convicted, and put to death by a revolutionary tribunal in Paris. According to a popular legend, the appeal to spare … Continue reading →

I heard this beautiful ballad–the song “Smile” by Nigerian artist Wizkid–for the first time somewhere in Sin City. Thanks Shazam!

I met the love of my life on the 64th anniversary of Paris Liberation Day (25 August 2009; my birthday!), and today, Cinco de Mayo, is our wedding anniversary! Alas, I don’t have a picture from that fateful day, so … Continue reading →

That is the title of my latest work in progress, which I wrote up these last few days during my stay at my college alma mater UCSB (the campus is pictured below) and which I just posted to SSRN (see … Continue reading →

Although 7 November is the official “Victims of Communism Memorial Day” (see here), why not May Day instead?