Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Is the op-ed a hoax, or is there really a presidential nanny in the White House? According to one prediction market (see screenshot below), the top three suspects are VP Mike Pence, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and Secretary of State … Continue reading →

Read the full story here, via our friend and colleague Brian Frye, a law professor at the University of Kentucky. Below is one tantalizing excerpt: The Zapruder film is not only the most important home movie ever made, but also … Continue reading →

Socialism for me but not for thee? Following up on this post by our friend and colleague “LawProfBlawg” (@lawprofblawg), we wish to pose the following simple question: why aren’t any law school faculties willing to implement true egalitarian principles or willing … Continue reading →

Via Cliff Pickover (@pickover): “Titan is the largest moon of Saturn. Imagine sailing, with someone you love, on its methane sea. (The sea, pictured here [below], is about the size of Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes of … Continue reading →

Last year the first reports came to light that American and Canadian diplomats in Cuba had suffered severe brain injuries due to mysterious causes. (See press release below.) We were then told in March of this year that a “sonic … Continue reading →

Is there an enclave in heaven reserved for economists? Along with the errant economist Thomas Schelling (1921-2016) and the non-mathematical economist Ronald Coase (1910-2013), the self-described “micro-microeconomist” Martin Shubik (pictured below) was one of our intellectual heroes. (One of our … Continue reading →

Which letters (or keys on your keyboard) do you use the most? Via Robert Allison: “For a simple first-test, I copy-n-pasted the text from my most recent blog post (the one about monitoring the number of M&Ms in our break … Continue reading →

The United States Air Force Space Command was founded on this day in 1982.

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