Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Subtitle: Just compensation for staying at home, part three (by F. E. Guerra-Pujol; revised 3/28) I presented in two previous posts an outline of my natural rights or “takings” approach to the current economic lockdown. (See here and here.) In … Continue reading →

Hello, fellow hobbits! I am once again interrupting my natural rights analysis of the economic shutdown to pose the following irreverent question: Why is it that the same elites (see two flagrant examples pictured below) who are shutting down all … Continue reading →

Subtitle: Just compensation for staying at home, part two (by F. E. Guerra-Pujol; revised 3/26) As I mentioned in a previous post, I would apply a “takings” model to the economic shutdown. In other words, any government order requiring non-essential … Continue reading →

On behalf of all “non-essential” workers who have lost their jobs due to the current economic shutdown (as well as all “non-essential” business firms that have had to close their doors), I interrupt my “natural rights” analysis of the coronavirus … Continue reading →

Subtitle: Just compensation for staying at home, part one (by F. E. Guerra-Pujol) While I agree with consequentialists (like my colleague Romans Pancs) that the costs of a worldwide economic shutdown are probably too high relative to the modest (but … Continue reading →

I featured in my previous post my colleague Romans Pancs’s consequentialist critique of the “lockdown” approach to the current virus. Although I tend to agree with Professor Pancs’s provocative conclusion that the risk a 1% mortality rate does not justify … Continue reading →

… and of Adam Silver’s drastic decision to suspend the rest of the NBA season? Check out this consequentialist critique of the “lockdown” or “shelter in place” approach to the current virus. The author of this critique is Romans Pancs, … Continue reading →

Growing up, the other Mr Rogers introduced me to Country Western music and thus changed my life forever. (The video above showcases one of my all-time favorite songs.) Rest in peace, Kenny Rogers …

Are we overreacting to the current pandemic? If not, what is the “optimal level” of precautions we should be taking to minimize the spread of any given disease? According to Nicholas LePan (via Visual Capitalist): “Scientists use a basic measure … Continue reading →