Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

I am interrupting my review of Week 2 of Tiger Law to share one of the most timely and creative chess sets I have ever seen. Crazy, right! Hat tip: the Amazing and Incomparable Tyler Cowen, via Marginal Revolution.

Module 2 of my legal/ethical environment survey course is devoted to the main sources of law in the U.S. legal system–State, federal, and international law–and is divided into six parts as follows: A. Introduction to the main sources of law … Continue reading →

The classic film noir “Double Indemnity” inspired the title of this pithy blog post; the nested dice pictured below are blowing my mind. (Also, imagine the look on the faces of your family or friends if you were to bust … Continue reading →

Yesterday (Friday, May 15), Ilya Somin and I debated whether the takings clause of the Constitution applies to coronavirus lockdown orders. (Because courts usually rule for the government, I championed a natural rights perspective to this question.) Our scholarly and … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
On Friday, May 15, at 2:30 PM Eastern (11:30 AM Pacific), Professor Ilya Somin and yours truly will be debating the following question: “Do Government Actions in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic Create Compensable Takings?”…

Updated on 5/15 (9:53 AM). How about: “Individuals (even ‘non-essential’ ones) have rights!” In preparation for my upcoming scholarly debate with my colleague and friend Ilya Somin, I have made significant revisions to my property-rights paper, available here (via SSRN), … Continue reading →

The Steinitz Memorial Chess Tournament is this weekend! As an aside, one of the best things about Instagram are the various chess accounts, like the one below:

On Friday, May 15, at 2:30 PM Eastern (11:30 AM Pacific), Professor Ilya Somin and yours truly will be debating the following question: “Do Government Actions in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic Create Compensable Takings?” This virtual panel is open … Continue reading →

Updated (May 17): I have already shared (in my previous two posts) my summer syllabus as well as the homepage of my new business law course–both the desktop and Canvas app versions. Next, I shall delve into the details of … Continue reading →