Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

The four corrupt lawmakers pictured below, left to right, are Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.); Richard Burr (R-N.C.); Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.); and Dianne Feinstein (D-Cal.). File under: “Insider trading for me but not for thee.”

Via SSRN, I have just posted my review of Cheryl Misak’s intellectual biography of Frank Ramsey. (FYI: Misak’s beautiful book is available here via Amazon.) Below is the abstract of my review: “The English polymath Frank Ramsey was one of … Continue reading →

Subtitle: “A rumble in the takings jungle” (by F. E. Guerra-Pujol) This post concludes my extended response to Ilya Somin’s pessimistic essay in Reason on the Takings Clause. Thus far, we have carefully reviewed–and have done our best to optimistically … Continue reading →

Subtitle: “A rumble in the takings jungle” (by F. E. Guerra-Pujol) In my previous post, we reviewed Ilya Somin’s contention that the police power is generally exempt from the Takings Clause. I quickly rebutted this argument by citing a recent … Continue reading →

Subtitle: “A rumble in the takings jungle” (by F. E. Guerra-Pujol) As I mentioned in a previous post, my friend and colleague Ilya Somin and I disagree whether the Takings Clause requires the payment of compensation for coronavirus shutdowns. I … Continue reading →

I interrupt my reply to Ilya Somin to share this beautiful film clip (hat tip: @kottke) with my loyal followers.

Subtitle: “A rumble in the takings jungle” (by F. E. Guerra-Pujol) Yo, what’s up? For my part, I recently discovered that my friend and colleague Ilya Somin (pictured below, left), a law professor at George Mason University, wrote up this … Continue reading →

Subtitle: Just compensation for staying at home, part four (by F. E. Guerra-Pujol) At the end of my previous post, I mentioned that the power to order “non-essential” workers to stay at home arises out of a State’s general police … Continue reading →