Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

The beautiful jigsaw puzzles featured in the video below are inspired by the formation of agates, a colorful banded stone, and are available for purchase here. Each particular puzzle is unique, emerging from a computer simulation designed to create random … Continue reading →

Via SSRN, I have posted my review of Tyler Cowen’s beautiful love letter to big business here. The abstract of my review is below: “In 1848, two obscure German philosophers, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, published a revolutionary pamphlet called … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
To relieve some of the stress and anxiety of finals, I have just posted to the homepage of my “tiger law” survey course the following fun survey question: Now that the semester is almost over,…

In addition to green, various shades of grey, yellow, and blue are also quite popular! As a token of my appreciation, I am bringing this beautiful “visual guide to banknotes around the world” by Salman Haqqi to your attention. Among … Continue reading →

Via Arnold Kling: “From a liberty-coercion perspective, [the slogan ‘defund the police’ is] a misdirected effort. Excess coercion comes from unnecessary laws and unaccountable enforcement. For libertarians, reform would start with having fewer laws. Those who enforce the laws should … Continue reading →

What is “Juneteenth”? Via Kottke, here is a helpful introduction. According to Wikipedia, citing this excellent essay by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Juneteenth originally began as an unofficial commemoration of a military order (issued on 19 June 1865 by Union … Continue reading →

As you may have heard by now, the NBA recently released a 113-page manual in anticipation of the resumption of the 2019-20 season. (Check out this summary of the manual by Ben Cohen for The Wall Street Journal.) The manual … Continue reading →

The closing credits of the popular Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” states that there are between 5,000 to 10,000 privately-owned tigers in the United States. But where do all of those privately-owned captive tigers live? Check out the screenshot below from … Continue reading →

Throughout my six-week survey course in business law I have asked my students to complete a wide variety of assignments. By way of example, first they had to watch “Tiger King” during Week 1 of the course and write up … Continue reading →