Words Seldom Seen: Metis

Posted on November 4, 2021September 20, 2022 by Simon

Metis Noun: (from the Greek) The knowledge that can come only from practical experience. Example: “The metis of the harbor pilot got the boat across the bar in the storm.” I first saw this... Read More

Equality

Posted on October 30, 2021October 21, 2021 by Simon

“The best equality agenda begins with a prosperity agenda.”... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Cadastral

Posted on October 28, 2021October 5, 2021 by Simon

Cadastral Adjective: A type of map used to show ownership of land, especially for taxation. Example: “The county recorder’s cadesteral map showed that she owned the land.”... Read More

The Haircut

Posted on October 11, 2021October 3, 2021 by Simon

One day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the cut he asks about his bill and the barber replies, ‘I cannot accept money from you. I’m doing community service this week.’ The floris... Read More

Choices

Posted on October 9, 2021October 3, 2021 by Simon

The real choices we face are between competing suboptimal solutions. There is not a magic bullet that will solve all of America’s problems. Thinking that our “problems” can be “sol... Read More

Language

Posted on September 29, 2021September 28, 2021 by Simon

“A national language is a dialect with an army.” Anonymous... Read More

Permanence

Posted on September 24, 2021September 17, 2021 by Simon

“There is nothing so permanent as a temporary government program.” Milton Freidman Sunset over the Pacific.... Read More

The Trump Vaccine

Posted on September 21, 2021September 17, 2021 by Simon

Since it appears that the percentage of the unvaccinated correlates with the amount of Trump support in any particular area and coercive measures seem to be counter productive. I’d like to suggest a... Read More

Privilege

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Simon

“The antidote to privilege is competition and opportunity.” William McGurn in the WSJ... Read More

WWIT Afghanistan

Posted on September 10, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

President Biden ended the war in Afghanistan by letting the Taliban win. Over the next few years we’ll see the consequences. If our mission was to keep it from being used as a base for terrorism... Read More

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Simon Burrow

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