Government Love

Posted on May 8, 2020April 24, 2020 by Simon

The government doesn’t love you, because it can’t love you—and neither can the market. But at least the market doesn’t pretend that it can. Jonah Goldberg... Read More

How Many?

Posted on May 1, 2020April 13, 2020 by Simon

Dick Cheney was asked how many guns he owned. He replied: “More than I need, fewer than I want.” Dick Cheney... Read More

Factfulness Quote of the Week

Posted on April 27, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

“The media is not and cannot be neutral, and we shouldn’t expect it to be.” Factfulness by Hans Rosling... Read More

A Pandemic of Panic

Posted on March 24, 2020March 23, 2020 by Simon

In December 2019 in China a new flu showed up in Wuhan. At first the government downplayed its dangers finally under pressure they admitted it was an epidemic and started shutting things down as fast ... Read More

National Potlatch

Posted on March 7, 2020February 29, 2020 by Simon

I was told that Trump Rallies are free and now I see that Bloomburg is hiring thousands of people either directly or indirectly. These two are about to have the kind of free stuff festival that hasn&#... Read More

Smoke Filled Rooms

Posted on March 2, 2020November 17, 2020 by Simon

“It’s time to give the elites a bigger say in choosing the president.” Headline from an OpEd in the Washington Post. Which they later changed because of lots of criticism. Four years ago I agree... Read More

Dancing with the Candidates

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 by Simon

I wrote this piece two years ago and now the Democrat primary process has come off the tracks in the same way the Republicans did in 2016. They are about to select a “non-centerist” candid... Read More

Diplomats

Posted on February 24, 2020February 18, 2020 by Simon

“Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.” Lloyd George, British Prime Minister 1916-1922 Photo is a sunset over the Huachuca Mountains in SE Arizona taken from the Casa de San Pedro ... Read More

Homeless in California

Posted on February 22, 2020February 18, 2020 by Simon

California is run by the Democrats and it has been for at least a decade. On their watch the homeless problem has continued to get worse. They either lack the ability or the willingness to do anything... Read More

California

Posted on February 21, 2020February 18, 2020 by Simon

“The once golden state has atrophied into a land of government run by the government for the government.” Mark Steyn... Read More

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Simon Burrow

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