Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Originally posted on prior probability:
See here, here, and here. I will tackle the tyranny of lockdowns with zero compensation next.

Note: This is the second of three blog posts on the case of U.S. v. Porat. Michael Levy, a former federal prosecutor, has written up a brief but excellent analysis (see here) of some of the legal issues in the … Continue reading →

Before I proceed with my three-part series on wire fraud and the U.S. News rankings, I want to elaborate on one of the points in my previous post. Specifically, are the fraud allegations against the Temple business school a one-off–an … Continue reading →

Note: This is the first of three blog posts on the case of U.S. v. Porat. I mentioned in a previous post that Moshe Porat, the former dean of Temple University’s business school, was recently charged by the Feds with … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
Alternative title: Man bites dog! Why isn’t data fraud a crime? In a working paper I wrote in 2019, I proposed charging researchers who fabricate data with wire fraud. Here is an excerpt from my…

Kudos to Devon, i.e. @devonzuegel. Although I am still off Twitter and will most likely remain off for the foreseeable future (#SelfCancel), I found this fascinating thread via Marginal Revolution on the topic of “What are the criticisms of your … Continue reading →

The names of 26 States have Native American origins.

The Queen of Jazz was born on this day (April 25) in 1917.

Note: This is my fourth and last blog post (for now) in my series on “Lockean takings.” I want to conclude this series by noting the “Hohfeldian” structure (see image below) of the self-ownership principle.[1] In brief, if each person … Continue reading →

Note: This is my third blog post in my series on “Lockean takings.” Now that we have surveyed some lockdown orders, the next question is, Why doesn’t the concept of self-ownership inform our understanding of the Takings Clause? Generally speaking, … Continue reading →