Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Monday map: government theft rates by county
See also this report by Whitney Afonso: “Local sales tax laws: state by state details“.
ALSB 100
I am attending the 100th meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) in Washington, DC, and it’s been a busy whirlwind weekend for me. Among other things, I presented a paper on business ethics, The Friedman Doctrine … Continue reading
Assorted *cheating with AI* links
1. Yup, AI is basically just a homework-cheating machine (Katie Notopoulos, Business Insider) 2. Professors want to ‘ChatGPT-proof’ assignments, and are returning to paper exams and requesting editing history to curb AI cheating (Aaron Mok, Associated Press) 3. Hug the … Continue reading
Google is an illegal monopoly. So what?
Earlier this week, federal judge Amit P. Mehta posted a 286-page opinion explaining why Google violated federal antitrust law to maintain an illegal monopoly in the online search market. I hate to be that guy, but the court’s book-length opinion … Continue reading
Wednesday query: when did Google become evil?
Numerous Tweets, such as the one below (see also more here) popped into my Twitter feed last week purporting to show Google manipulating its search results relating to Donald J. Trump. This “bug” appears to be fixed now (see here), … Continue reading
Another August, another tropical storm
Bye bye, Debby! Although we dodged yet another tropical storm here in Central Florida, we still lost power for a few hours in my neck of the woods. A perfect opportunity for me to smoke a cigar and get caught … Continue reading
Monday music: T Swizzle
Two of my little daughter’s favorite Taylor Swift songs:
What if owls had flags?
Today (4 August) is International Owl Awareness Day!
*Originalism and the Meaning of ‘Twenty Dollars’*
That is the title of this excellent paper by my colleague and friend Michael Smith, who is a law professor at St Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. P.S.: I have been meaning to blog about Professor Smith’s … Continue reading

