Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

We mourn the loss of Alex Trebek and Sean Connery, two icons of Hollywood and two of my favorite role models when I was growing up. Below: Sean Connery at the 1988 Academy Awards Ceremony and Alex Trebek’s response to … Continue reading →

Update (11/20): The post was slightly revised on Nov. 20, 2020. (Previously, this blog post corresponded to footnote 16 of my “Adam Smith in Love” paper, but with subsequent revisions of my paper, it has now become footnote 24.) Footnote … Continue reading →

More details here; hat tip: @aaron_stagoff. Also, check out my September 27, 2013 blog post (one of my very first blog posts!) in which I describe the USA as an oppressive “Police State“: more people are locked up in the … Continue reading →

Here is another extended excerpt from my work-in-progress “Love and Liberty: A Short History of Adam Smith in Love.”

Hurricane Eta, a dangerous Category 4 storm, is now heading for my beloved Island of Cuba; may she dislodge the corrupt and obsolete Cuban Communist Party from power forever!

Alternative title: Romance in L’Ancien Regime: Adultery, Kept Women, and “le demimonde”

With apologies to Sheree and her excellent and entertaining “View from the Back” blog: Ok, I will say a few words. This year’s Libertarian candidate (my preferred choice) has thus far received only 1.1% of the popular vote. By comparison, … Continue reading →

As we await the results of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, allow me to make the following two updates about my current research project “Adam Smith in Love.” Update #1: My friend and colleague Professor Brian Frye (Kentucky) recently featured … Continue reading →