Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Imagine interstellar trade occurring at the speed of light (or close to light-speed) across galaxies, such as the various constellations pictured below. The economist Paul Krugman imagines just such a science-fiction scenario in a beautiful paper titled “[A] theory of … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again!, the season when art critics, bloggers, and other assorted public intellectuals and pundits reveal their subjective listings of the best books, best music recordings, best movies, etc. of the year. In place of (or … Continue reading →

What is “street art”? When people talk about street art they are usually referring to large-scale murals painted on walls, but earlier this week, we literally stumbled upon the micro-artwork pictured below, which was painted on a sidewalk on N.W. … Continue reading →

Today (15 Nov 2018) is the 241st-year anniversary of the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. (The complete text of the Articles of Confederation is available here.) This weak confederation, however, did not last long, as it … Continue reading →

My wife and I will be attending the Miami, Florida stop of the Drake-Migos Tour on 14 November. In honor of these contemporary artists, below the fold are two of our favorite Drake/Migos songs, along with some artful choreography:

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In addition to our regular stream of scholarly readings (blog posts, book reviews, essays, law review articles, etc.), below are some of the books we are reading this month (updated 11/13): Tyler Cowen, Stubborn Attachments…

To celebrate our impending “200,000th hit” (see the counter on the right side of the desktop version of our blog), we are sharing this fun rendition of “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind, and Fire. The choreography is a smash! (Hat … Continue reading →