Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Is your Uber driver an employee or an independent contractor?
The ride-sharing company Uber has appealed a recent decision of the California Labor Commissioner’s Office declaring a former Uber driver to be an “employee” of the company and not an “independent contractor.” (For more information, here is the actual decision itself, and here is a … Continue reading
The (Mis) Allocation of Talent?
Originally posted on Cherokee Gothic:
Hat tip to@PankajPachauri for this interesting table. I had a couple of thoughts on it: 1. Very disconcerting that the DOD is the #1 employer in the world. Great stagnation anyone? 2. The UK only…
Is LeBron James overreaching?
Question: Should LeBron play less minutes next season to protect the longevity of his athletic career, or should he play as he hard as he can in order to increase his chances of winning another championship? (Via Forbes via Tyler Cowen, … Continue reading
Player Salaries (NBA Finals Edition)
Did you update your priors after Game 1 of the Finals when Kyrie Irving joined his teammates Kevin Love and Anderson Varejao with a season-ending injury?
Pop Quiz (“race matters” edition)
Talk about a slow-news week! The tale of Rachel Dolezal has somehow become the biggest story in the USA since Bruce Caitlyn Jenner’s horrendous Vanity Fair photo shoot. Since our expertise is law, we wish to pose the following question … Continue reading
“Magna Pinta”
As we celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta this month, why not raise a glass of your favorite tipple in honor of the Great Charter, for one of the fundamental rights enshrined therein was the creation of a … Continue reading
A four-minute movie
Love and luck (both good and bad) are in the air …
Coming Soon: The Apple Pop-Up Museum
Via the excellent kottke, check out this video featuring Lonnie Mimms, a self-described computer geek who collects old Apple computers and is creating an “Apple Pop-Up Museum” in an abandoned CompUSA store. “It’s never complete,” he says about his massive … Continue reading

