Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

According to this report in The Washington Post, smugglers in Mexico have repeatedly sawed through new sections of President Trump’s border wall by using commercially available power tools, opening gaps large enough for people and drug loads to pass through. Here … Continue reading →

Casablanca, meet The Killers! The original Blade Runner movie (circa 1982), one of my all-time favorite films, was set in November 2019. (Shout out to my colleague and friend Daniel Nina for introducing me to this classic film so many … Continue reading →

Why do the wealthy get so many breaks from criminal prosecution? The only persons charged in the murder of law professor Dan Markel are two Hispanics and an Asian woman (pictured on the bottom row below), but according to this … Continue reading →

What if humans were allowed to sell their blood to vampires? Would vampire slayers become extinct? I consider those questions and more in my 2014 essay “Buy or Bite?” and in this Freakonomics Radio podcast. (Here is a full list … Continue reading →

“Do you want to be known for your writing, or for your swift email responses?” Whether you are a busy student or full-fledged academic, a start-up entrepreneur or the CEO of a Fortune 500 firm, it is essential to “just … Continue reading →

If so, which one? Early Wittgenstein or Late Wittgenstein or both! Two philosophers discuss these questions here, while the main case against both Wittgensteins is presented in summary fashion here. (Here is one morsel: “Wittgenstein’s reputation for genius did not … Continue reading →

Was the U.S. military raid against ISIS strongman Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi illegal? After all, Congress has not authorized the use of force in Syria nor declared war against ISIS. By comparison, what if a Mexican drug cartel or an Iranian … Continue reading →

When poor people break the rules, overzealous prosecutors and judges throw the book at them, but when wealthy people commit even worse misdeeds, they get the proverbial slap on he wrist. What kind of bullshit justice is that?