Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Originally posted on prior probability:
The answer is here (image credit: TDE-AC).

One of my favorite reggeaton songs of all time! On another note (sorry!), today (17 October 2022) is Ziggy Marley 54th birthday.

On this day (16 October) in 1793, Marie Antoinette was sentenced to death by a French revolutionary tribunal after a one-day sham trial. She was beheaded at 12:15 PM, and her last words were: “Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l’ai pas … Continue reading →

I mentioned in my previous post that I finished reading “Wild Problems” by Russ Roberts. What I did not mention is how Stephen Stigler’s new book “Casanova’s Lottery,” which I also recently read, influenced my reading of Wild Problems. In … Continue reading →

I finished reading “Wild Problems” by Russ Roberts yesterday and will post a review in the next day or two. In the meantime, I will be attending a symposium on Constitutional Ethnography at the University of Alabama today: Friday, 14 … Continue reading →

Among other things, I am a huge fan of my fellow classical liberal scholar Russ Roberts, and I am also fascinated by conspiracy theories, especially when they are true (see, for example, my paper on “The Leibniz Conspiracy“), so when … Continue reading →

That is the question posed in this case: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, which is before the U.S. Supreme Court. The “oral argument” is scheduled for 12 October at 10:00 AM Eastern (see here); in … Continue reading →

To the point, I recommend Stephen Stigler’s new book Casanova’s Lottery to anyone interested in the history, economics, ethics, and politics of modern-day lotteries. Among other things, Stigler not only traces the history of the French Loterie, the first large-scale … Continue reading →

According to this 2021 Pew Research Center report, “Columbus Day” is a public holiday in only 20 States, as well as American Samoa and Puerto Rico. (See infographic below.) Although Christopher Columbus has become a polemical figure in some quarters, … Continue reading →

Perfect timing: my copy of Stephen Stigler’s new book on “Casanova’s Lottery: The History of a Revolutionary Game of Chance” arrived a few days ago. I will read it over the weekend and report back soon …