Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Hey, Mr Madison, what went wrong? The co-author of the famous Federalist Papers, James Madison, was also the Founding Father who was the Secretary of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and who is often referred to as “the architect” of … Continue reading →

Say what? Although the reliability of the map pictured below has been called into question (see here and here, for example), the private ownership of kangaroos is illegal in some 37 States. But what about zoos?

Originally posted on prior probability:
Updated (8/27, 9:30 PM): This semester, I am asking my students to choose the theme of their business law survey course: “Tiger King” or “The Social Netwtork”, Joe Exotic or Mark Zuckerberg, big cats or…

Here is the latest example of what I like to call “political junk science“–a paper published a few days ago in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and whose hyperbolic conclusion is that, and I quote, … Continue reading →

According to Wikipedia, the off-Broadway production of the hit musical “Rent” closed on this day (September 9) in 2012. As an aside, the song “Seasons of Love” from this popular production is one of my favorite musical numbers of all … Continue reading →

Because of the Labor Day holiday, my Advanced Topics in Law class did not meet this week. Next week, however, we will resume full steam ahead with “the Commerce Clause problem.” But first things first: Why is the venerable Commerce … Continue reading →

Today (Sept. 8) is the feast day of Our Lady of Charity, the patron saint of my beloved Cuba. May my brothers and sisters on the Island be free one day soon!

I just discovered via Ms Megan Turner, a student journalist at my university, that the president of the university, without any prior notice or meaningful discussion, recently adopted an emergency “student behavior expectations policy.” (Here is a link to the … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
I am totally serious. In honor of the upcoming Labor Day Holiday Weekend, allow me to pose the following (non-rhetorical) question: Why do we still allow the federal government (and many State governments) to tax…

This map purports to show which presidential candidate is most likely to win a given State based on public opinion polling from the last two weeks. Let’s put aside the fact that these polls are pretty much worthless–just ask Hillary … Continue reading →