Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

I had to suspend my reading of Samuel Fleischacker’s new book on Adam Smith when my copy of Michael Lewis’s latest book The Premonition arrived in Tuesday’s mail. Suffice it to say that Lewis is a great storyteller (it took … Continue reading →

According to Wikipedia (footnotes omitted), the question of which of these two characters on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island” fans of the show prefer — the glamorous movie-star Ginger or the wholesome country girl Mary Ann — has endured long … Continue reading →

Via the Arid Travel blog: https://aridtravel.wordpress.com/

My “Leibniz Conspiracy” paper was recently featured on Professor Larry Solum’s popular “Legal Theory Blog.” See here.

Via Kottke (links in the original): “The Cornell Lab of Ornithology recently added the ability to identify birds from hearing their birdsong to their Merlin Bird ID app — a “Shazam for bird songs” as Fast Company says. You just … Continue reading →

Before going on my working vacation last week, I picked up a copy of Stephen Budiansky’s new intellectual biography of Kurt Goedel, Journey to the Edge of Reason (W. W. Norton), which came out in May of this year, as … Continue reading →

Stop the madness! Why is Disney World in Orlando, Florida making us wear masks outdoors on the attractions, even on the Kali River Rapids ride(!) in Animal Kingdom?

Happy Birthday, Adys Ann! As I patiently explain in my paper “Lockdowns as Takings” (available here via SSRN), in place of unlawful eviction moratoria or ad hoc stimulus checks, our political leaders should have remained resolute and faithful to our … Continue reading →