Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

You may already know about world-famous Tiananmen Square protests that occurred in June of 1989, but did you know about the Tiananmen Incident that occurred on this day (April 5) in 1976? Via Wikipedia (footnote omitted): “The Tiananmen Incident [Chinese: … Continue reading →

Via Kottke: “This drone fly-through of Tesla’s new factory in Berlin is amazing … the drone flies through the robotic machinery in between cycles of stamping out parts and also through the cars as they are being assembled.”

This song is from 2017, and I still love it!

Via Econ Journal Watch (EJW), check out this series of 22 essays in which authors from around the world write about their country’s political economy and history of classical liberalism. (Also, here is the latest issue of the EJW — … Continue reading →

More details here; hat tip: @pickover.

Let’s define these terms. The Chicago economist Frank Knight wrote about risk and uncertainty in 1921 (see here), the two sides of the probability coin. In brief, risk is “quantifiable” — think of a casino game like roulette, where you … Continue reading →

To celebrate April Fools’ Day, below is an alphabetical listing of five of my most preposterous or offbeat scholarly papers:

It’s that time of year again, time to delve into a new research project! This year, my topic is “Adam Smith in Paris” — the Scottish moral philosopher and father of modern economics lived in Paris for most of the … Continue reading →

Although I am now back home in Orlando, Florida, below are a few more memories from my recent sojourn in Columbus, Ohio, the 14th largest city in the USA.

Your mileage may vary, but after many years of trial and error the following rules of thumb or “dos and dont’s” have worked for me: Do not write unless you have something new or original to say. Do your research; … Continue reading →