Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

I will be blogging sporadically, if at all, this week as I am attending the 2022 International Adam Smith Society Conference, which is taking place at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. Also, here is a link to … Continue reading →

“Trying to rank institutions of higher education is a little like trying to rank religions or philosophies. The entire enterprise is flawed, not only in detail but also in conception.” Colin S. Diver. “Is There Life After Rankings?” by Colin … Continue reading →

In honor of James Edmund Caan, below is a montage of scenes from The Godfather featuring this great actor. My personal favorite is number 2, a scene that Mr Caan actually improvised (see here)!

Since my rediscovery of Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments in August of 2020 (shout out to Sarah Skwire for inviting me to join her virtual Smith reading group back then!), I have devoted a number of in-depth blog posts … Continue reading →

I will conclude my three-part series in praise of the Dobbs leak by making a modest proposal. In brief, my proposal is this: Supreme Court judges should, as a matter of course, always release their draft opinions in any case … Continue reading →

Here, I will reply to Mark Movsesian’s essay “Why the Dobbs Leak Is Dangerous“, an op-ed that was published in First Things on May 5, 2022. (I am late to this party because on that day my wife and I … Continue reading →

Alternative title: Transparency and openness for thee but not for me I was in Mexico City when an entire draft opinion in one of the Supreme Court (SCOTUS)’s abortion cases was leaked to the public (see here), so I am … Continue reading →

File under: Annals of liberal law professor hypocrisy. Bonus material: check out this video by Johnny Harris calling out additional forms of progressive hypocrisy.

Via the Drudge Report, I just learned that Latin music star Ricky Martin was the subject of a domestic abuse restraining order in Puerto Rico (see here). The identity of the person who requested this order, however, is protected under … Continue reading →

On this day (July 4) in 1803, the terms of the treaty between the United States and France for the purchase and sale of Louisiana — the Vente de la Louisiane or “Louisiana Purchase“, a treaty that quite possibly changed … Continue reading →