Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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:

I have two confessions to make today. One is that I have a paid subscription to The New Yorker (since 1995!); the other is that I am New Yorker subscriber just for the cartoons, like the one posted below!

Note: This is the second in a series of blog posts in honor of Richard Posner In a previous post, I described Richard Posner as “one of the greatest legal theorists and thinkers in history, on a par with such … Continue reading →

Note: Thus far, I have reviewed the first three chapters of Tom Bingham’s classic Rule of Law. (See here, here, and here.) Today, I will review Chapter 4. Judge Bingham draws a key distinction between “judgment” and “discretion” in Chapter … Continue reading →

I am taking a break from my break from blogging (sorry!) to report that the new edition of my undergraduate textbook Business Law and Strategy, which I co-wrote with my esteemed business law colleagues Sean Melvin and David Orozco, was … Continue reading →