Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Further reflections on Adam Smith’s impartial spectator
Alternative title: Who is Adam Smith’s impartial spectator? Adam Smith’s “impartial spectator” is an idea that has fascinated me for as long as I can remember–see here, for example. In summary, Smith’s spectator metaphor goes back to his moral-philosophical treatise … Continue reading
What time is it on the Moon?
Via web.archive.org, check out this New York Times article by Claire Fahy: “The Moon May Get Its Own Time Zone.” My only question is: What about Mars?
Breonna
Breonna Taylor was murdered by four police officers (Joshua Jaynes, Kyle Meany, Brett Hankison, and Kelly Goodlett; see here) on 13 March 2020.
Music Monday: Luke Combs
Country artist Luke Combs, along with Ray Fulcher and James McNair (see here), somehow wrote and composed the most beautiful break-up song ever.
Truth versus novelty: a reply to Les Green
Via Brian Leiter (here), I discovered this strange blog post by Les Green, a philosophy of law professor at Oxford University. In summary, Professor Green offers a nuanced critique of the “pursuit of novelty” in fields like jurisprudence (philosophy of … Continue reading
Will Law Lift or Ground Flying Cars?
That was the theme of this conference on advanced air mobility or AAM for short (or better yet, flying cars!) that I had the honor of attending yesterday. For reference, the Federal Aviation Administration has put together this AAM webpage; … Continue reading
Taking Posner Seriously: Politics as Law
This installment of my “Taking Posner Seriously” series is devoted to Richard A. Posner’s excellent essay “A Political Court“, which was published in the fall of 2005 as the Foreward to the Harvard Law Review‘s special issue on the 2004 … Continue reading
PSA: Greg Byrne and Nate Oats are a national disgrace
Originally posted on prior probability:
Greg Byrne is the Athletics Director at the University of Alabama, while Nate Oats is the head coach of the University of Alabama’s basketball team. Two of the “student-athletes” on their squad were involved in…

