Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

In honor of Gary Larson‘s 74th birthday, which was two days ago (14 August), see below:

I will be taking the day off, for today (the 15th of August) Catholics around the world celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (see here or here), and in Mexico, our Lady Mary or the … Continue reading →

In addition to reading Peter L. Bernstein’s Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk (the cover of which is pictured below), now that I’m back home I am preparing a book proposal for Palgrave Macmillan and writing up a … Continue reading →

This Spanish courtyard in Winter Park is one of my favorite places in Central Florida. It’s just a few minutes from my abode, and I often like do my reading and writing there in the morning hours when it is … Continue reading →

See also this report by Whitney Afonso: “Local sales tax laws: state by state details“.

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →