Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Maybe. Although the Patriots finally cut Antonio Brown from the team, Kristian Dyer explains in this Fox Business report why Bob Kraft might still have to pay Brown the first part of his signing bonus ($5 million USD). Because this … Continue reading →

That is the title of my latest work in progress, which is about the moral and legal status of illicit promises, defined broadly as promises to perform illegal or immoral acts. (Shout out to my colleague and friend Dan O’Gorman … Continue reading →

I am happy to report that my short piece “Kant on Evidence: A Hypothetical Reply to Kerr” will finally be published in Volume 22, Issue #4 of The Green Bag (2d Series), which also happens to be my all-time favorite … Continue reading →

Check out this essay by Minda Zetlin explaining the ordering of adjectives. Among other things, her essay brought Mark Forsyth’s beautiful book The Elements of Eloquence to our attention. In his book (see screenshot below) Forsyth gives the following memorable example … Continue reading →

Alternative title: “the least democratic branch”

You tell me! Aside from the government, what with the unethical practices of many Departments of Motor Vehicles and the proliferation of license plate readers, not to mention the mass surveillance programs of the so-called National Security Agency, Facebook and … Continue reading →

Although Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have petitioned for Statehood multiple times, neither the House nor the Senate has acted on these petitions. Why not? In Senator Mitch McConnell’s case, the reason is probably some combination of racism … Continue reading →

Check out this New Yorker essay by Corey Robin about Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Here is an excerpt: When [Justice Thomas] joined the bench, on October 19, 1991, the Soviet Union was a country, … Continue reading →

The full article by Zachary Crockett is available here.