Lessons to Sepp Blatter. When you run a criminal organization, 1) avoid publicity at all costs, 2) surround yourself with people who don’t talk when caught (omerta), 3) consider that your enemies know more about you than you know about them, 4) leave no footprint, 5) do not irritate the US prosecutors by insulting them, agents are mortal 6) give Ivan Boesky a call, he can teach you the benefits of singing early 7) Diamonds exist for a purpose
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A general presentation of my research. In which I debunk some BS in social science (which includes our discussion on violence).
I don’t watch soccer games; it will be more thrilling instead to watch how FIFA, a vast criminal organization, will be brought to its knees.
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PS- Sepp Blatter is far easier to get than Gotti. Why? First, no omerta. These people are amateurs with nothing bonding them. Second, the internet. Times have changed.
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On the tail risk of violent conflict and its underestimation. A statistical picture of violence: no, the frequency of violent conflicts and their risk did not decline. The “long peace” is not seen in the data. With Pasquale Cirillo.
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