Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Below is another extended excerpt (six paragraphs in all) from my latest work-in-progress “Coase’s pastoral parable” (footnotes omitted): Among other things, Coase’s landmark social cost paper contains a careful and painstaking analysis of four English cases involving nuisance law: Sturges … Continue reading →

As a follow-up to my previous post, below is an extended excerpt consisting of six paragraphs from my new paper “Coase’s pastoral parable” (footnotes omitted): In academic circles, one of the most famous legal narratives of all time is Ronald … Continue reading →

That is the title of my most recent work-in-progress, which I have just posted to SSRN. I was invited to present my work next month at Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia. In the meantime here is the abstract of … Continue reading →

Check out the beautiful song “Bobo” by Aya Nakamura (en français). Prendre plaisir!

On this day (September 4) in 1888, North American entrepreneur George Eastman obtained a patent on his new camera (Patent No. 388,850), and the word “Kodak” was registered as a trademark (Reg. No. 15,825). Check out the evolution of the … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins once described the sunk cost fallacy as the “Concorde fallacy” (see below). In plain English, this fallacy can be summed up as follows: “Don’t cling to a mistake just because you…

The great Vin Scully died last month at the age of 94. I first fell in love with the voice of this legendary baseball commentator when I was growing up in Los Angeles. While my parents were in church, I … Continue reading →

And further shout outs to Dan Klein and Jason Briggeman, the editors of a new collection of fourteen essays on various aspects of the classical liberal tradition, including essays by or about David Hume, Adam Smith, and Edmund Burke, among … Continue reading →

With respect to the arts (music, literature, film, etc.), my general rule of thumb is that the more famous an artist is, the more overrated he or she probably is, but that said, I have been proven totally wrong in … Continue reading →

I stumbled upon this intriguing infographic a few weeks ago and have been meaning to share it, so here it is! More details here, via @WallySierk.