Politics – Page 28 – Simon Burrow

Factfulness Teaser

SimonJune 16, 20200

“Would I ever hear about children who don’t drown?” Hans Rosling in Factfulness In this quote Rosling...

Maxims

SimonJune 11, 20200

“State is the name of the coldest of all cold monsters.” Friedrich Nietzsche Photo Credit: The butterfly...

Politics

SimonJune 6, 20200

"We are the Cadillac of nations — which is to say, we can look a little creaky next to an Audi." Kevin...

SimonJune 2, 20200

Inukshuk "Witness the secret, silent miracle of human progress.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness When I hike...

Politics

SimonMay 30, 20202

Globalization helps everybody. This is a perfect illustration: A box of Japanese apples (Fuji) being sold in...

Maxims

SimonMay 25, 20200

"In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking...

Politics

SimonMay 14, 20200

Pernicious, adjective: having a harmful effect especially in a gradual or subtle way. Example: watching too much...

SimonMay 10, 20201

The vast majority of our national wealth isn’t money or gold or real property or personal property. Our wealth...

Politics

SimonMay 8, 20201

The government doesn’t love you, because it can’t love you—and neither can the market. But at least the...

Guns

SimonMay 1, 20200

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

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