Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

That is the title of my most recent work-in-progress with Alain Alcouffe (University of Toulouse). Below the fold is our revised introduction (footnotes omitted):

You may have heard by now that two different federal courts have invalidated most of President Trump’s tariffs. Below are some relevant links via the Volokh Conspiracy blog: Both cases, however, are now being appealed, and in the meantime, Professor … Continue reading →

Alain Alcouffe and I now wish to conclude our series of blog posts on “Adam Smith and the salons of Paris” with a question and with a tentative observation. Specifically, did the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris have any influence on … Continue reading →

In addition to the Parisian salons of Madame du Deffand, the Duchesse d’Enville, and the Comtesse de Boufflers (see our previous posts in this series), the Scottish philosopher and political economist Adam Smith also visited several other noteworthy places in … Continue reading →

Note: This blog post is based on the first draft of part 6 of my forthcoming paper with Alain Alcouffe, “Adam Smith and the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris” (footnotes omitted): In addition to the celebrated salons of Madame du Deffand … Continue reading →

I have been following this case closely and have blogged about it before. (See here, here, here, and here.) In brief, Francesca Gino, the disgraced Harvard Business School (HBS) professor who was celebrated for her research on honesty and ethical … Continue reading →

A day that will live in infamy: 26 August 2021 was the third largest single-day loss of life for our US armed forces in Afghanistan — 11 Marines, one sailor, and one soldier were killed in Kabul during our precipitous … Continue reading →

Alain and I will resume our series on “Adam Smith and the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris” after Memorial Day; in the meantime, here is another Morgan Wallen banger for your auditory enjoyment:

Note: This blog post is based on the first draft of part 5 of my forthcoming paper with Alain Alcouffe, “Adam Smith and the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris” (footnotes omitted): Located about 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles) from the intersection of … Continue reading →

Note: This blog post is based on the first draft of part 4 of my forthcoming paper with Alain Alcouffe, “Adam Smith and the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris” (footnotes omitted): Located just a few steps from the Rue du Colombier … Continue reading →