Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

What is the maximum number of solid moons that can be packed into a hollow Earth? Sunil K. Chebolu has given this theoretical question some sustained thought and his answer (via ArXiv) is here. Hat tip: @pickover.

Or a “A Rational and Simple System of Legal Citation.” The introduction of my legal citation rulebook is below: “Why are legal citation rules so convoluted and complicated? Suffice it to say that the Holy Grail of legal citation, the … Continue reading →

My next “Advanced Topic in Law” class will be devoted to the topic of digital privacy and “big tech” companies like Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon. Are these companies “evil,” i.e. do they exploit our data in ways that are … Continue reading →

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”