Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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About F. E. Guerra-Pujol

When I’m not blogging, I am a business law professor at the University of Central Florida.

Wikipedia Wednesday: two great 20th-century books on *capitalism*

Capitalism and Freedom by Milton and Rose Friedman (pictured below, top row), first published in 1962 and available here in full –> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism_and_Freedom Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams (pictured below, bottom row), first published in 1944 and available here … Continue reading

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Repeal the CFR?

I mentioned in my previous post that “I would repeal the entire Code of Federal Regulations root and branch …” In summary, my argument for repealing the CFR is based not on policy but rather on constitutional first principles. Does … Continue reading

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King for a day …

My previous post contained links to my critique of Cass Sunstein’s essay “Why I am a liberal” as well as links to my review of Philip K. Howard’s new book on Everyday Freedom. But both my critique of Sunstein and … Continue reading

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Reflections on Sunstein’s liberalism and Howard’s everyday freedom

For reference, below are links to my four-part critique of Cass Sunstein’s 2023 essay “Why I am a liberal” as well as links to my four-part review of Philip K. Howard’s 2024 book Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a … Continue reading

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Monday music: *Winter*

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What Howard gets wrong: review of Everyday Freedom, part 4 of 4

Note: Below I conclude my four-part review of Philip K. Howard’s Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society, available here (Amazon). Previously, we surveyed Philip K. Howard’s three-part critique of modern law: too many rules, too many procedures, … Continue reading

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What Howard gets right: review of Everyday Freedom, part 3 of 4

Note: Below I review Chapter 5 (pp. 36-52) of Philip K. Howard’s Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society, available here (Amazon). In a previous post, I summed up Philip K. Howard’s three-part critique of modern law, a … Continue reading

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Howard’s rhetorical rabbit: review of Everyday Freedom, part 2 of 4

Note: Below I review Chapter 4 (pp. 24-35) of Philip K. Howard’s new book, Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society, available here (Amazon). In my previous post, I restated Philip Howard’s tautological definition of freedom (“People must … Continue reading

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Howard’s tautology: review of Everyday Freedom, part 1 of 4

Although Philip K. Howard’s new book, Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society, is a slim work (for the record, it is just 84 pages long, not including the endnotes and acknowledgments, so it is even shorter than … Continue reading

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