Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

At the Adam Smith conference in Paris that I attended earlier this month (10 June; see here), historian Emma Rothschild (pictured below, along with the cover of her beautiful 2021 book An Infinite History) brought to my attention the following … Continue reading →

On this day (24 June) in 1724, Johann Sebastian Bach led the first performance of Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam (BWV 7), the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle, at St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig. Bach had composed this great work to … Continue reading →

Clarence Thomas was born on this day (23 June) in 1948 in the segregated Deep South (Pin Point, Georgia), while Sonia Maria Sotomayor was born on 25 June 1954 in the Bronx, New York, to Puerto Rican parents. Below is … Continue reading →

Last week, Cuba’s corrupt Prime Minister Manuel Marrero (see here) proposed a package of free market reforms, including the legalization of private businesses in agriculture and tourism. According to one report, these proposed economic reforms “significantly expand the private sector … Continue reading →

According to Wikipedia, Michael Jackson’s “Off the wall” album was released 47 summers ago (on 10 August 1979) by Epic Records and features songwriting contributions from music legends David Foster, Paul McCartney, Rod Temperton, and Stevie Wonder (among others), as well as three … Continue reading →

One of my favorite papers at this year’s Adam Smith conference in Glasgow was Erik W. Matson’s “Minding the Gaps: Reality, Theory, and Policy in Adam Smith”, which will be published in Volume 30 of The Independent Review. In summary, … Continue reading →

After a full day of panels at this year’s Adam Smith conference in Glasgow, I will be watching the Group C stage match between Scotland and Morocco at Boteco do Brasil in the Merchant City tonight.

This time around, the weather in Glasgow is cold (by Florida standards) and rainy, so I am reblogging some pictures from my 2023 visit to Glesga, Scotland’s friendliest city.

I will be attending a joint meeting of British Academy and the International Adam Smith Society (IASS) on Erik W. Matson’s “The World in 1776/2026: The Wealth of Nations at 250” at the University of Glasgow (pictured below) for the … Continue reading →

During my brief stint in London this week (I am now en route to Glasgow by train), I was able to visit the Wallace Collection to see a special exhibition featuring more than 50 original works of art painted by … Continue reading →