Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

The second semi-final, which is between Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren (both of whom are pictured below), will begin on Saturday, May 2, at 10:00 AM EDT. (Watch it here.) The winner of the Magnus-Ding semi-final match will face Hikaru … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
We interrupt our extended review of “Natural law and natural rights” (we will hit Ch. III tomorrow) to take this opportunity to agree with our friend and colleague Ilya Somin, a law professor at George…

Today (April 30) was the last day of the preliminary rounds of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. For his part, Magnus played h5 in one of his games against Ding (see screenshot below); crazy, right? #chess #magnusinvite

If you or someone you love have been diagnosed with cinephilia, do I have some wonderful news for you! Thursday and Sunday nights are devoted to classic “film noir” motion pictures on the Movies! network.

Are you Team Carole or Team Joe? This summer, I will use “Tiger King” to explore the legal and ethical environments of business with my undergraduate students. For your reference, here is a link to a draft of my Summer … Continue reading →

Yes, I am referring to yesterday’s thrilling “Armageddon” chess match between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi:

Check out this history of the world-famous slinky toy. (Why hasn’t Hollywood made this remarkable story into a movie yet?) The image below is from the original Slinky patent and is available for purchase here.

Say what you will about the rumors that creepy presidential candidate Joe Biden may choose Michelle Obama as his running mate, this ticket would give Donald J. Trump a real run for his money. (Full disclosure: I am voting Libertarian … Continue reading →