Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

I am interrupting my review of Klein & Clark because a category 1 hurricane (now a tropical storm) is passing through Central Florida, where I live. Although this storm hit the Bahamas yesterday (see below), I have not seen a … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in my previous two posts, as part of their framework for determining whether a proposed law, regulation, or public policy is pro-liberty or anti-liberty, Daniel Klein and Michael Clark identify 11 types of government action in their … Continue reading →

I mentioned in my previous post how much I enjoyed reading this 2010 paper on “Direct and Overall Liberty” by Daniel Klein and Michael Clark. At the same time, I also identified two logical flaws with their framework: (1) the … Continue reading →

I recently stumbled upon this 2010 paper on “Direct and Overall Liberty” by Daniel B. Klein and Michael J. Clark, the first page of which is pictured below. How did I not discover their excellent paper before? Among other things, … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
The Godfather premiered fifty years ago in March of 1972. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the wide domestic release of this classic film, I just posted an essay to SSRN titled “Coase and…

I am posting two versions of this beautiful song: one by Shakira; the other by Honeyfox.

I have been attending the 13th annual Constitutional Law Colloquium at the Loyola (Chicago) Law School this weekend. Among my favorite talks thus far is “Disingenuous Interpretation” by my new colleague and friend Michael Smith, who teaches law at the … Continue reading →

My wife and I are attending the 13th annual Constitutional Law Colloquium at the Loyola Law School in Chicago; below are some snapshots of our trip:

I outlined my proposal for a “truth market” in my previous post. A truth market would trade in belief contracts. Each belief contract would be structured as a simple “belief statement” with two discrete choices: True(T) or False(F). The belief … Continue reading →

Thus far, I have blogged about the twin dangers of false information (fake news, conspiracy theories, etc.) and censorship (secret algorithms, arbitrary “content moderation” policies, DHS surveillance, etc.). But how can we combat false information without resorting to censorship? I … Continue reading →