Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

I have returned from my travels in Costa Rica (family vacation) and North Texas (among other highlights, my daughter Adys and I saw the semi-final match between France and Spain at Dallas Stadium) to attend the annual conference of the … Continue reading →

Does it get any better than this? La Furia Roja vs. La Albiceleste! Lamine Yamal vs. Lionel Messi Messi! To celebrate today’s historic World Cup championship match between Spain and Argentina, I am posting this Spanish language remix of K’NAAN’s … Continue reading →

Thus far this past week (see here, here, here, here, and here), we have done a deep dive into paragraphs 1 to 53 of Part #12 of the pamphlet “Additions and Corrections to the First and Second Editions of Dr. … Continue reading →

Adam Smith concludes Part #12 of his 1784 pamphlet (paragraphs 49 to 54 on pp. 45-47) with a series of timeless observations that are worth quoting in full. First and foremost (para. 49), Smith puts his cards on the table: … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in a previous post (see here), Adam Smith surveys a wide variety of British mercantilist laws in Part #12 of his 1784 pamphlet, but he devotes most of his time and energy here to wool (see paragraphs … Continue reading →

¡Vamos Argentina! Thus far this week (see here and here), we have explored the penultimate part of Adam Smith’s 1784 pamphlet Additions and Corrections to the First and Second Editions of Dr. Adam Smith’s Inquiry into the Nature and Causes … Continue reading →

Happy Bastille Day, though I confess that I am rooting for España in today’s World Cup semi-final match in Arlington, Texas! Now, picking up where we left off in my previous post, below is a comprehensive summary of Adam Smith’s … Continue reading →

Bonus link: “Laws of the Game” (official rulebook of football/soccer). Bonus link #2: “In the United States, Every World Cup Team Is a Home Team” (NYT)