Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

As I mentioned in a previous post (see here), Adam Smith surveys a wide variety of British mercantilist laws in Part #12 of his 1784 pamphlet, but he devotes most of his time and energy here to wool (see paragraphs … Continue reading →

¡Vamos Argentina! Thus far this week (see here and here), we have explored the penultimate part of Adam Smith’s 1784 pamphlet Additions and Corrections to the First and Second Editions of Dr. Adam Smith’s Inquiry into the Nature and Causes … Continue reading →

Happy Bastille Day, though I confess that I am rooting for España in today’s World Cup semi-final match in Arlington, Texas! Now, picking up where we left off in my previous post, below is a comprehensive summary of Adam Smith’s … Continue reading →

Bonus link: “Laws of the Game” (official rulebook of football/soccer). Bonus link #2: “In the United States, Every World Cup Team Is a Home Team” (NYT)

Nota bene: I will resume my series of blog posts on Adam Smith’s 1784 pamphlet on Monday, 13 July. On this day (10 July) in 1962, the world’s first telecom satellite, Telstar 1, was launched by NASA from the Cape … Continue reading →

I concluded my survey of Part #11 of Adam Smith’s pamphlet “Additions and Corrections to the First and Second Editions of Dr. Adam Smith’s Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” (Smith 1784, pp. 13-22) in … Continue reading →

Thus far this week (see here and here), we have been rehearsing Adam Smith’s sundry arguments against “the herring bounty scam” (my term) on pages 13 to 22 (Addition #11) of his 1784 pamphlet Additions and Corrections to the First … Continue reading →

Nota bene: I credit my colleague and friend John Alcorn with the idea of a “negative invisible hand”. As I mentioned in my previous post, Addition #11 of Adam Smith’s 1784 pamphlet provides many reasons why the herring bounty is … Continue reading →