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Personal Note: Moving to Toronto

Posted on March 6, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Originally posted on A Fine Theorem:
Before discussing a lovely application of High Micro Theory to a long-standing debate in macro in a post coming right behind this one, a personal note: starting this summer, I am joining the Strategy…

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Poetic Turing Test

Posted on March 6, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Last week, we brought to your attention arXiv vs. snarXiv, a kind of Turing Test for people into theoretical physics.  This week, again via Tyler Cowen (Master of the Internet), we discovered a fun website that specializes in computer-generated poetry.  The website, botpoet.com, presents … Continue reading →

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Ocean Currents Map

Posted on March 5, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Credit: NASA Visualization Explorer

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This is what hypocrisy looks like …

Posted on March 4, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

From US Secretary of State John Kerry’s comments on 2 March 2014 on the CBS News show “Face the Nation”: Well, it’s an incredible act of aggression. It is really a stunning willful choice by president Putin to invade another country. Russia is in … Continue reading →

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Law = Politics?

Posted on March 3, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Question: What do such places like Tahir Square in Cairo, Taksim Square in Istanbul, Independence Square in Kiev, and the public gallery of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. have in common? (By the way, if a majority … Continue reading →

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Arizona Senate Bill 1062 and the Hobby Lobby Case

Posted on March 2, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Note: This law review comment was revised and expanded on the evening of 2 March 2014. As hedge fund managers and investment advisors are required to say, “past performance is no guarantee of future results.”  Nevertheless, does the fate of … Continue reading →

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The Madness of Crowds?

Posted on March 1, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Explain this equilibrium, or as the errant economist Tyler Cowen likes to say, solve for the equilibrium you see in the video …

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Why is there still no slave-trade compensation fund?

Posted on March 1, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Now that Black History Month is officially over, let’s get down to real business and talk about reparations for slavery.  Does the Statute of Limitations apply to major injustices like slavery?  Why can’t we create the equivalent of a 9/11 … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates (White) vs. Magnus Carlsen (Black)

Posted on February 28, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Below is a play by play of their chess match of 24 January 2014 in algebraic notation: 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qh5 6. 0-0 Bg4 7. h3 Ne5 8. hxg4 … Continue reading →

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Puerto Rican Statehood Bill

Posted on February 27, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Since 1898, Puerto Rico has been a colony of the United States.  But two weeks ago (12 Feb. 2014), Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) introduced Senate Bill 2020, the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act, which would … Continue reading →

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