Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Wikipedia Wednesday: Rashomon effect
During my visit to the Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum at Waseda University (which, by the way, is an exact replica of the Fortune Theatre in London’s famed West End; see here), I saw the 1950 movie Rashomon in one of … Continue reading
Tuesday Twitter: first flight of XB-1 supersonic jet
I am also following the progress of another experimental aircraft, the hypersonic ‘Stargazer’ (see here, for example). Tweet hat tip: Internet ‘information monster’ extraordinaire, Tyler Cowen.
Adam Smith as lover of music
Toyko update 3/25: I forgot to mention my two favorite papers from this year’s International Adam Smith Society (IASS) meeting at Waseda University in Tokyo earlier this month. One was “Adam Smith’s theory of music” by Tetsuo Taka (Kyushu University); … Continue reading
Sunday song: *Naniirodemonai Hana*
My daughter Adys and I overheard this beautiful ballad the other day while walking along Takeshita street, a crowded and narrow alley in the colorful Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo.
*Art wants to be free*
That is the tantalizing title of Brian Frye’s latest work-in-progress. Among other things, my colleague and friend tells the story of Warhol v. Goldsmith — a case I have blogged about before; see here — and how this case might … Continue reading
Happy *Shunbun no Hi*
Vernal Equinox Day is a national holiday in Japan! More details here.
Wikipedia Wednesday: Yu-Mex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Mex File under: “transculturation“?
Coase’s theory of reciprocal harms: road liability edition
Ronald Coase was an English economist who explained why harms are reciprocal in his oft-cited paper on “The Problem of Social Cost“, which forever changed my view of law, economics, and even morality. (Hat tip to my torts professor Guido … Continue reading
Revised *Die Adam Smith Probleme*
Based on the some of the helpful feedback I received at last week’s Adam Smith Tokyo conference, I added a new section to my latest Adam Smith paper, which I am co-authoring with Salim Rashid, and made a few other … Continue reading

