Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
An early Christmas gift
Ho, ho, ho! I just received an early Christmas gift from the History of Economic Ideas, a refereed journal specializing in the history of economic thought (see here). My paper “Adam Smith, David Hume, and the Balliol College Conspiracy” was … Continue reading
I cheated!
In anticipation of my visit to the idyllic Soggy Dollar beach bar on the Carribean island of Jost Van Dyke in the BVI, I declared Monday (18 December) my “digital detox day”, and for the most part my anti-Internet challenge … Continue reading
Digital detox day
Christmas is just around the corner — seven days away — so I hereby declare this Monday, 18 December (instead of Sunday, 10 December) my own personal “Digital Detox Day“! I am therefore taking the next day or two off … Continue reading
Christmas season song
I confess: I really love this all-time Mariah Carey classic! Double bonus “Carpool Karaoke” and Yu Huiyeol’s “K-pop” versions below:
Die Hard Christmas tree ornament
Blast from the past (2016), via the now-defunct blog Unlikely Words. We’ve all by now seen this excellent Die Hard Christmas tree ornament, but since it got spread around virally so late in the year no one had any time… … Continue reading
The oldest chocolate shop in Paris
Via my favorite expat blog View from the Back. The shop is À la Mère de Famille (pictured below), and it was founded in 1760. I wonder if Adam Smith or his pupil the 3rd Duke of Buccleugh visited this … Continue reading
Some Christmas break readings
Christmas is just 11 days away! In addition to a number of research articles, essays, etc., I will be reading the following books — and blogging about them — during the holidays:
Law, Liberty, and Liberalism
That is the new title of my revised work-in-progress. Here is the abstract: “What is liberalism, and what is the relation between law and liberty? This paper presents a Coasian critique of liberalism, whether seen from the progressive perspective of … Continue reading
*Plegaria Guadalupana*
Today (12 December) is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a national holiday in Mexico and one of my favorite feast days of the year! (More details here and here, in Spanish.)
This day in NASA history
On this day (11 December) in 1972, the sixth and final manned mission (Apollo 17) lands on the Moon.

