Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Today is the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi. In his honor, pictured below is “The Blessing of the Animals” (1974-1978), a mural by Leo Politi, located on 125 Paseo de la Plaza in my hometown of Los Angeles, … Continue reading →

Originally posted on International Adam Smith Society:
The final schedule for our upcoming 2021 conference in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin has been posted to the website. You can find it here. Please be sure to check your presentation dates, times, and…

According to this entry in Wikipedia, the first Peanuts cartoon was published on this day (October 2) in 1950.

One of the advantages of walking versus cycling or driving is that one often finds little surprises that one might otherwise have missed. Pictured below, for example, are some of the flowers I encountered during my previous walk. (Weather permitting, … Continue reading →

Accurate ethnic map of iran by inMapPorn

The notification pictured below popped up in my Twitter feed yesterday: Really? Who the Hell are these “experts”? Alas, the claim contained in this notification is false! While some liberal legal scholars might agree with this claim, conservative legal scholars, … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
Yes, today (9/29) is the Catholic feast day of Michaelmas! More details about the meaning and history of Michaelmas can be found here and here. prior probability View original post

Note: this is post #4 of a multi-part series. Thus far, we have seen how proposals to reform “Section 230 Immunity” or to regulate the Internet advertising market are either contradictory or likely to backfire (see here re: § 230 … Continue reading →

I am interrupting my review of Mark Lemley’s excellent paper on “The contradictions of platform regulation” to introduce you to @threadapalooza (see screenshot below), which contains an impressive collection of 100-Tweet mega-threads, and to @ZoharAtkins, a poet, thinker, and rabbi, … Continue reading →

Note: This is post #3 in a multi-part series. Another embarrassing contradiction identified by Mark Lemley in Part 1 of his excellent new paper on “The Contradictions of Platform Regulation” involves the use of antitrust law to police or regulate … Continue reading →