Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Next week, I will review Chapters 6 and 7 of Rule of Law by Tom Bingham as well as write another blog post or two about the one of the greatest legal scholars and judges of all time, Richard A. … Continue reading →

By F. E. Guerra-Pujol, University of Central Florida Note: This essay is my contribution (sans the Christina Aguilera video) to the next issue of Faculty Focus Have you heard about the new powerful chatbots cheating genies that Microsoft and Google … Continue reading →

As I see it, a good Bayesian should assign an equal probability to each of these outcomes and then begin updating these priors as new evidence becomes available, right?

Thus far, I have reviewed the first four chapters of Thomas Bingham’s book Rule of Law, pointing out some holes and flaws in Bingham’s work, such as the problem of vague or conflicting laws (see here) and the problem of … Continue reading →

I have now posted on SSRN the first two parts of my ongoing, four-part “Adam Smith in Paris: 1766” series of papers. In summary, it was during this fateful year (1766) that the Scottish philosopher attended the celebrated salons of … Continue reading →

For Valentine’s Day, I am once again sharing my first-ever Adam Smith paper, where I describe the strict regulation of people’s private lives in the Scotland of Smith’s youth and further explore the evidence for and against several rumors regarding … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
On Friday 2/10, I invited the students in my business law survey course to predict which team will win the Super Bowl (the Kansas City Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles?) and by how many points?…

On Friday 2/10, I invited the students in my business law survey course to predict which team will win the Super Bowl (the Kansas City Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles?) and by how many points? Then, on Sunday morning 2/12, … Continue reading →

To commemorate the life and work of Burt Bacharach, who died last week at the age of 94, the Amazing Tyler Cowen reflects on some “Burt Bacharach moments” here. For my part, the first recording that I ever remember hearing … Continue reading →

Among other things, below are some of the books I will be reading and studying this semester: