Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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 →

Your annual reminder of why I don’t like celebrating Independence Day.

Model this! Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok are still my favorite bloggers, by far. To see why, below are links to my top-ten entries for the month of June from their Marginal Revolution blog, an eclectic and wide-ranging repository of … Continue reading →