Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

I nominate John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme.” (P.S.: Here is the full album.)

Although neither Tyler Cowen nor I have ever been to the island of Martha’s Vineyard (or what I prefer to call “NIMBY Island“), I found his take on “The Martha’s Vineyard saga” to be well worth reading.

Originally posted on prior probability:
Those are the opening words of the 1978 song “September” by one of the greatest North American bands of all time: Earth, Wind & Fire. For me, this song brings back so many beautiful memories…

That is the day the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. will be hosting a conference on “New Challenges to the Free Economy”–challenges from both the Progressive Left and the Populist Right. This all-day conference will bring together leading economists such … Continue reading →

That is the conclusion of this new research paper by Eric Martinez (MIT), Frances Mollica (Edinburgh), and Edward Gibson (MIT). Their fancy paper is awkwardly titled “Poor writing, not specialized concepts, drives processing difficulty in legal language,” so I am … Continue reading →

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Originally posted on prior probability:
File under: Annals of liberal law professor hypocrisy. Bonus material: check out this video by Johnny Harris calling out additional forms of progressive hypocrisy. Happy Birthday, Adela!

More details about Eric Tabuchi’s 2008 art project are available here.

… if you have ever had to take a “conlaw” class.

I visited Tampa, Florida last week to attend a jury trial (my wife Sydjia was co-counsel for the defense); here are some snapshots from our hotel, which was a former federal courthouse: