Politics WWIT About the Presidential Election SimonOctober 26, 20200 The presidential election is next Tuesday November 3, 2020. Be sure to vote.Executive Summary: I predict...
Politics Helping the Homeless SimonOctober 9, 20200 When thinking about the homeless and what to do about them, one common trope is that housing need to be more...
Ideas The Chatham House Rule SimonOctober 8, 20200 When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the...
Politics The Future SimonSeptember 29, 20200 “Any prediction about the future is uncertain.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly...
Politics Letterboxes SimonSeptember 10, 20202 The US Post Office is the Amtrak of our children’s generation. It has outlived its usefulness but, because of...
Politics Platitude Season SimonAugust 31, 20200 It is the season when platitudes substitute for policy. I've written about it before but it bears repeating:...
Maxims History Repeats SimonAugust 24, 20200 “People are always more willing to expand governmental services than to pay for them.” Will Durant writing...