Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
End of year review: January to June 2023
In addition to my regular teaching duties, this past year I worked on several different projects and attended a number of conferences. Here, I will review my scholarly activities during the first half of 2023: Note: I will write up … Continue reading
TikTok Tuesday, courtesy of Law by Mike
Alternate title: The Philosophy of Jaywalking Yesterday, I stumbled upon a bunch of funny TikTok videos featuring California lawyer Michael J. Mandell a/k/a “Law by Mike“, including the one below on jaywalking, i.e. crossing a street outside a designated crosswalk. … Continue reading
Memo to Congress: repeal or amend the Insurrection Act (10 U.S.C §§ 251–255)
Check out this recent report by Morgan Cloud with the provocative title “Trump Could Legally Use the U.S. Military as Domestic Law Enforcers” (2 December 2023). As it happens, this possibility is not just liberal media hype. The incumbent president … Continue reading
Here’s how FSU got robbed (part 2)
As you may have heard by now, the top four teams to make the College Football Playoff this season are Michigan (the winner of the “Big 10” Conference), Washington (the “Pac 12” champ), Texas (“Big 12”), and Alabama (“SEC”). Two … Continue reading
Monday music: S-Tone Inc.
Stefano Tirone a/k/a S-Tone Inc. is an Italian jazz musician; his music below was inspired by the beautiful bossa nova rhythms of Brasil.
How Florida State was robbed by the CFP committee
Although a strong case can be made that Florida State University should be in this year’s College Football Playoff (the Seminoles not only went undefeated this season; they arguably have the best defense of all the top teams), they were … Continue reading
Ceiling of Hafiz’s tomb
Hafiz (b. 1325, d. 1390) was a prodigious Persian poet who is best known for his magnum opus The Divan of Hafiz (دیوان حافظ), a posthumous compilation of his surviving poems. His stunning tomb, which I hope to visit one … Continue reading
This day in academic history: Leipzig University
On this day (2 December) in 1409, Leipzig University (Universität Leipzig or UL) was founded by Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, along with his brother William II, Margrave of Meissen. This venerable institution is one of the world’s oldest universities … Continue reading
Expel them all!
“Rule of law” means that no one is above the law, including the public officials whose duty it is to make, enforce, and interpret ours laws and regulations. (See here or here, for example.) In other words, the same leaders … Continue reading
Friday funnies: what do college students dream about at 4am?
Via Nanette South Clark (Engineering Comic): “I remember what my biggest dream was, so I decided to make a comic about it. I had many 4am homework conversations at Denny’s with my fellow engineering students where we talked about switching … Continue reading

