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La Bikina

As I remember my late father, Don Francisco Guerra (1943-2024), on this Father’s Day, I say “hasta pronto y hasta luego” to our beloved México with our favorite mariachi ballad, for it was my Cuban father who introduced me to … Continue reading

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*Retrodiction Markets*

That is the title of my most recent published paper, which appears on pages 316-331 of Volume 18 of the Journal of Law & Public Policy (JLPP). In brief, I build on F. A. Hayek’s classic work “The use of … Continue reading

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Domestic Constitutional Violence: Los Angeles

Update #2 (14 June): An appellate court has put a temporary pause on Judge Breyer’s grandiloquent order (see previous update below) and scheduled an emergency hearing for this Tuesday, 17 June (see here). Update (13 June): Charles Breyer, an unelected … Continue reading

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The day the music died: 11 June 2025

I will resume my series on “Critical thinking in the age of A.I.” in the next day or two; in the meantime, I want to hit pause to honor the life and legacy of my fellow Californian Brian Wilson, the … Continue reading

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The impact of ChatGPT on critical thinking: prologue

What impact will large language models like ChatGPT have on higher education? The optimists or “AI bloomers” claim that AI tools will usher in a new era of personalized learning and allow instructors to offload grading and other tedious and … Continue reading

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How the short-lived *Republic of Yucatán* was almost annexed by the U.S. in 1848

I did not know about this remarkable chapter of North American history until today! You can read about it here or here, or better yet, check out the 11-minute YouTube video below:

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Monday music: Viva la vida

My daughter Adys and I are in the Yucatán peninsula this week, where we will be visiting the Temple of Kukulcan (Structure5B18) at the Chichen Itza archaeological site today (9 June) as well as the ruins at Tulum on Tuesday (10 … Continue reading

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Sunday song: Sabor a mí

“Sabor a mí” is a 1959 bolero by the legendary Mexican musician and composer Álvaro Carrillo. Since then, his iconic and beautiful balad has been reinterpreted by many artists. (Indeed, I featured some of these re-recordings in this 2021 blog post.) The … Continue reading

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Gödel’s loophole and Trump’s trade war: concluding remarks

N.B.: The blog post below is based on the last part of my talk this weekend at the 2025 South-North Exchange on Theory, Culture, and Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad de México (UACM): Previously, I drew a connection … Continue reading

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Gödel’s loophole and Trump’s trade war: the law of necessity

N.B.: Below is part 2 of my upcoming talk this weekend at the 2025 South-North Exchange on Theory, Culture, and Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad de México: Is there a link between Gödel’s Loophole and President Trump’s tariffs? … Continue reading

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