Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

I did not know about this remarkable chapter of North American history until today! You can read about it here or here, or better yet, check out the 11-minute YouTube video below:

My daughter Adys and I are in the Yucatán peninsula this week, where we will be visiting the Temple of Kukulcan (Structure5B18) at the Chichen Itza archaeological site today (9 June) as well as the ruins at Tulum on Tuesday (10 … Continue reading →

“Sabor a mí” is a 1959 bolero by the legendary Mexican musician and composer Álvaro Carrillo. Since then, his iconic and beautiful balad has been reinterpreted by many artists. (Indeed, I featured some of these re-recordings in this 2021 blog post.) The … Continue reading →

N.B.: The blog post below is based on the last part of my talk this weekend at the 2025 South-North Exchange on Theory, Culture, and Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad de México (UACM): Previously, I drew a connection … Continue reading →

N.B.: Below is part 2 of my upcoming talk this weekend at the 2025 South-North Exchange on Theory, Culture, and Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad de México: Is there a link between Gödel’s Loophole and President Trump’s tariffs? … Continue reading →

N.B.: Below is an excerpt (part 1 of 3) of my upcoming talk this weekend at the 2025 South-North Exchange on Theory, Culture, and Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad de México (UACM). The theme of this year’s meeting … Continue reading →

Why are the Insular Cases of yore relevant to the current batch of Trump tariff cases of today? Although the legal issues are different, the Insular Cases are still relevant today because they show us how the “constitutional law game” … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in a previous post, I see some possible parallels between Downes v. Bidwell, one of the infamous “Insular Cases” decided in 1901, and President Donald J. Trump’s controversial “Liberation Day” tariffs. Although Downes v. Bidwell involved an … Continue reading →