Politics

Politics

Reconstruction

SimonJanuary 30, 20230

There is a feeling, often expressed, that we live in particularly tumultuous times. I often politely ask when we...

Politics

SimonJanuary 13, 20230

"First Save, Then Buy!" This illustration on this postcard is a reproduction of a matchbook cover distributed...

Ideas

SimonNovember 2, 20225

There are a couple of reasons I think that early voting is a bad idea. If during the Civil War when Lincoln was...

Politics

SimonOctober 27, 20220

I belong to Postcrossing and many of the active members are from Russia and Ukraine. It has been an interesting year...

Politics

SimonOctober 18, 20220

Hegemon Noun: a leader or country that has a dominant influence over others. Example: "The United States is the...

Maxims

SimonOctober 12, 20220

"Politics rots your brain and corrodes your soul." Jim Geraghty The wine collection for our wine trip to...

Maxims

SimonSeptember 30, 20220

"Generally change in our society is incremental. Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a...

Maxims

SimonSeptember 29, 20220

"Well-intended plans often have unintended side effects." Public art in Bordeaux. An example of the a well...

Politics

SimonSeptember 19, 20220

"Not voting is a de facto acceptance of the status quo." Jim Gerarty NR It is less than 45 days to...

Maxims

SimonSeptember 8, 20220

“There are no solutions; there are only tradeoffs.” Thomas Sowell, American Economist Photo is from...

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