Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Tuesday topological map
I am wrapping up my “Narcos Mexico” and “Historia Colosio” binge sessions and will be writing up reviews of those Netflix series in the next day or two; in the meantime, check out the topological map of the world pictured … Continue reading
Do not disturb …
… my wife and I are binge-watching season 3 of “Narcos Mexico” followed by “Historia de un crimen: Colosio” tonight!
Sunday Schelling Syllabus
In honor of my intellectual hero Thomas C. Schelling, check out the syllabus and final exam for his fall 1970 course at Harvard on “Conflict, Coalition, and Strategy” (Econ 1030). Hat tip: Irwin Collier.
Notes from Knoxville
I was lucky enough to visit Knoxville, Tennessee for the first time this week and fell instantly in love with this “scruffy little city“!
Just the Punctuation
What happens when you analyze a text by deleting the words, leaving only the punctuation marks? Clive Thompson created an online tool that allows you to do just that. Here is a link to his website, which is called “just … Continue reading
JFK conspiracy-theory update
Originally posted on prior probability:
The government is once again “postponing” the release of the next batch of JFK assassination records. For your reference, here is the official announcement.
Breaking Bad Promises Redux
I have posted a “new & improved” (i.e. shorter) version of my paper “Breaking Bad Promises” on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). In summary, the new version of the paper, which focuses on some of the “bad” or illicit … Continue reading
Feliz Día de los Muertos (via my fellow blogger Luanne Castle)
Today begins Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead. If you’re not familiar with the holiday you might think it strange to greet someone with “Feliz Dia… Feliz Día de los Muertos
My Saul Goodman-inspired solution to the problem of bad promises
Note: this is my sixth and final post in this multi-part series; end notes appear below the fold. Does the moral paradox of bad promises have a solution? Here, I will propose a different approach, one informed by Jimmy McGill/Saul … Continue reading
El dia de todos los santos
Originally posted on prior probability:
I will conclude my series on the problem of bad promises in “Better Call Saul” in my next post. In the meantime, I just want to point out that today, Nov. 1, is “All Saints’ Day” (In Die Omnium Sanctorum). … Continue reading

