Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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.

Which one is your favorite?

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 have already spent a lot … Continue reading →

Below is my one-page syllabus for a graduate-level course on “advanced business law topics” that I will be teaching this semester. During the first half of the semester, I am assigning two movies, “The Social Network” and “Blade Runner“; two … Continue reading →

The Department of Justice’s memorandum explaining the reasons for the redactions of the Trump search warrant affidavit is itself substantially redacted. File under: Transparency and accountability for thee but not me!