Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
New Semester, New Questions
I will begin teaching my survey course on “The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business” on 19 January 2021, and this semester, I will once again focus on social media companies like Facebook. Below are some screenshots of the homepage … Continue reading
Another worthless public opinion survey?
The survey was paid for by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, and the full report is available here.
The Ineffectual 25th Amendment
This flow chart by Brian Kalt (pictured below) illustrate the complex and convoluted procedures of the 25th Amendment. Update (Noon): More ambiguities abound!
PSA: Here is the police hotline to report Trump & sons for incitement
Three Kings Day
Today (6 January) is Epiphany, or “Three Kings’ Day”; pictured below is a poster commemorating Three Kings Day, a poster originally made in 1982 by Nuyorican artist Manny Vega. More details about the significance of this holy day to my … Continue reading
The 12th Amendment for Dummies
The 12th Amendment contains four paragraphs, but let’s pay special attention to the second full paragraph of this amendment (in bold below), which poses two key questions: 1. First-order question: Does the President of the Senate–who happens to be the … Continue reading
Boilerplate advice table
Created by my colleague and friend Venkatesh Rao (@vgr).
Margins of victory
Alternate title: “Jo Jorgenson: kingmaker“ I have posted the certified margins of victory in four close States below the fold: AZ, GA, PA, and WI. Compare Biden’s margin of victory in each of these States with the vote totals of … Continue reading
Newcomb’s paradox update
Paradoxes have always fascinated me, and one of the philosophical puzzles that has captured my imagination the most is a probabilistic problem called Newcomb’s paradox (see image below). With this background in mind, I recently stumbled across a 2020 paper … Continue reading

