Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Economics 102: Jevons paradox
Note: Today (4 June 2024) marks the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The Jevons paradox refers to the unintended consequences that can result from technological progress: on the one hand, improvements or innovations in technology not only … Continue reading
CPW9 update
This weekend, I attended the Ninth Annual Civil Procedure Workshop (#CPW9) at the venerable law school formerly known (until just last year) as the Hastings College of Law (now UC Law), and one of my favorite works hands down at … Continue reading
Colonel Blotto model of pre-trial litigation
It’s been a few years since I have dabbled in game theory (see here and here, for example). Nevertheless, building on the work of Andrew Munro, Scott Page, and others, I am happy to report that I will be presenting … Continue reading
Un último adiós
To close out the month of May, below are my previous posts on Assault Brigade 2506, on the Cuban Liberation Air Force, and on the Sixth Battalion (my father’s unit) — may he rest in peace and may our beloved … Continue reading
Wikipedia Wednesday: Saudade
Via Wikipedia: “Saudade is an emotional state of melancholic or profoundly nostalgic longing for a beloved yet absent something or someone.” (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudade) See also this report (via NPR), which is paradoxically titled “An Untranslatable, Undeniably Potent Word”.
Twitter Tuesday: *23 truths*
You can read the entire list of “23 truths I wish I knew at 23” here, though I especially appreciate item #5.
Ode to the Sixth Battalion: The Last Stand of Girón
This is the last installment of my series of blog posts in honor of my late father, Francisco Guerra, a veteran of Brigade 2506, Sixth Battalion. “The last battle had an epic quality all the more tragic because it was … Continue reading

