Category Archives: Politics

“La trampa de Gödel” (Venezuela edition)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Not long ago we published a formal paper titled Gödel’s Loophole in which we identify and distinguish between Gödelian and non-Gödelian design defects in the U.S. Constitution, loopholes that could potentially lead to the creation of a constitutional dictatorship within the existing … Continue reading →

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Welders vs. Philosophers (“The Marco Rubio Fallacy”)

Posted on November 12, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

“Welders make more [income] than philosophers. We need more welders and less philosophers.“–Marco Rubio (Nov. 10, 2012) In fairness to Marco Rubio, who we greatly admire, he is making a more general point about the merits of vocational education, but … Continue reading →

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Trumpanistas

Posted on September 27, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Can you spot the difference between a “fashionista” and a “trumpanista,” or this is a false choice, a distinction without a difference? The Urban Dictionary defines a fashionista as “a person devoted to fashion clothing, particularily [sic] unique or high … Continue reading →

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Salesman in Chief

Posted on September 3, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol
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Which logo is better?

Posted on April 15, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

 

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Model of North American politics (2 x 2 matrix edition)

Posted on April 9, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

This simple model might be wrong, but is it useful? (Via Paul Krugman.)

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Two cheers for Lee Kuan Yew …

Posted on March 24, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

A pragmatic politician, a benevolent despot (he was prime minister of polyglot Singapore for 31 years), or … the most influential statesman of our time? (Image courtesy of The Encyclopaedia Britannica.)

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Visualization of outstanding IMF loans

Posted on March 12, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

This simple graphic, via the excellent Ada Swanson of the Washington Post, was created by Matt Mulholland to illustrate the fraction of IMF loans outstanding by member country. In summary, Greece accounts for about 60 percent of the IMF’s business ($27.26 billion), … Continue reading →

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A visualization of voting districts

Posted on March 3, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol
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Black History Year

Posted on February 22, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

In place of “Black History Month”, we propose declaring all twelve months of the year 2015 “Black History Year“, for the Thirteenth Amendment to U.S. Constitution–the historic amendment that abolishes slavery and indentured servitude–was formally ratified 150 years ago on 6 December … Continue reading →

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