Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Check out this devastating critique of the so-called “effective altruism” movement (or EA, for short) by Sophie McBain (@SEMcBain), a writer for the New Statesmen who interviewed many EA leaders, including Larissa Hesketh-Rowe, the CEO of the Centre for Effective … Continue reading →

The order of co-authors on an academic article or scientific paper are most often arranged either alphabetically or by the amount of their respective contributions to the paper. (See here, for example.) Why not instead arrange co-authors randomly or, better … Continue reading →

What really caused the extinction of the dinosaurs? (Alternative caption: Big Bang #2)

Among economists and lawyers, the moral hazard problem or MHP has become a textbook illustration of what the late great philosopher of science and language Thomas S. Kuhn once referred to (somewhat enigmatically) as a disciplinary matrix, exemplar, or paradigm, … Continue reading →

Have you made your “ofrenda” yet? More details here, via Ayana Archie (NPR).

Is bitcoin a bubble? This excellent paper by Peter Garber, which was published in the Journal of Political Economy (JPE) way back in 1989, has made me adjust my bitcoin priors. In brief, I used to believe bitcoin was just … Continue reading →

That is the subtitle of this titillating Tucker Carlson post-mortem by … wait for it! … none other than Mr Carlson’s former media rival and arch-nemesis Brian Stelter, who himself was unceremoniously fired from CNN in 2022. (Oh, the irony!) … Continue reading →

That is the title of this thought-provoking op-ed by Jonathan Pollard. Here is an extended excerpt: “It would be prudent for [the Israeli] government to announce its decision to clear and annex Gaza …, so as to remove any ambiguity … Continue reading →

Trick or treat! (hat tip: Gary Leff)