Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Note: This blog post is based on the first draft of part 3 of my forthcoming paper with Alain Alcouffe, “Adam Smith and the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris” (footnotes are below the fold): Adam Smith’s primary residence during his sojourn … Continue reading →

Alain and I will resume our series on “Adam Smith and the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris” in our next post. In the meantime, via Wikipedia (footnotes omitted): “As of April 2025, 90 emergencies have been declared; 41 have expired and … Continue reading →

Today (18 May) would have been my friend Andre’s 53rd birthday. You were a loyal husband to Tricia, a devoted father to Zan, a loving son to Dexter and Marcia … and to me, a true friend and intellectual comrade-in-arms. … Continue reading →

Alas, I don’t know which tidbit from the excerpt embedded in the tweet above — originally published in this report by Clay Shirky in the Chronicle of Higher Education — is funnier: (A) that a Luddite professor at NYU really … Continue reading →

In addition to my many substantive refereed papers, law review articles, and book chapters (see here, for example), I have also authored a small handful of scholarly “micro-papers” over the years, i.e. published works consisting of three paragraphs or less. … Continue reading →

In addition to my scholarly research (law review articles, book chapters, etc.), I have also authored a few papers about teaching, including a law review article (“Teaching Tiger King”), a refereed paper (“So Long Sucker”), and a game book for … Continue reading →

In all, I have been invited to make contributions to a handful of scholarly books (see below), including (1) The Godfather and Philosophy; (2) Hume, Smith, Burke, Geijer, Menger, d’Argenson, et EJW cetera; (3) Better Call Saul and Philosophy; (4) … Continue reading →