Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

That is the title of my most recent work-in-progress, available here via SSRN. Among other things, my paper surveys the greatest and largest-scale “taking” in the history of the United States: the taking of labor of non-essential workers during the … Continue reading →

On this day (June 22) in 1986, Diego Maradona scored his controversial “Hand of God goal” in the quarter-finals of the World Cup match between Argentina and England. Payback for las Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands), which rightly belong to Argentina!

From his concurring opinion in today’s historic Supreme Court decision (NCAA v. Alston) smacking down the NCAA: “The bottom line is that the NCAA and its member colleges are suppressing the pay of student athletes who collectively generate billions of … Continue reading →

This new movie about the life of Anthony Bourdain (see trailer below) is scheduled to be released on July 16; more details here, via Kottke.

Selena forever! I am feeling much better today so I thought I would share a fragment of my favorite Selena song:

I tested positive for the “Wuhan virus” on Wednesday. Among other symptoms, I suffered a throbbing headache, a perpetual and painful cough, and a bad lower-back ache. Thankfully, however, I did not develop a fever and did not lose my … Continue reading →

This classic is from the July 5, 1993 issue of The New Yorker.

Answers are below the fold:

Or just clickbait? “Half of the pandemic’s unemployment money may have been stolen.” That is the title of this recent report by Felix Salmon for Axios, but the only evidence in support of this increduble claim is a statement by … Continue reading →

You cannot make this shit up! I found the following message waiting for me in surprise (see screenshot below) when I recently re-activated my Facebook page in order to get into my Expedia account: So, Facebook’s algorithms are censoring legal … Continue reading →