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Category: Politics

Pigs

Posted on November 24, 2018November 13, 2018 by Simon
You can’t stop politicians and lobbyists from acting like pigs at a trough.  But in a democracy at least we have a chance to change the pigs regularly.... Read More

Throw It Away

Posted on November 16, 2018November 13, 2018 by Simon
You can throw away your Blockbuster Card. They missed the turn (to streaming) and they are gone. And they aren’t coming back.... Read More

Election Day Final

Posted on November 6, 2018October 31, 2018 by Simon
A Hohokam petroglyph site near Badger Springs AZ Politics is applied ethics No matter how the election turns out today the Hohokam will still be gone and eventually so will we. From the archeological ... Read More

Election Day Four

Posted on November 5, 2018October 31, 2018 by Simon
Piestewa Peak The election is tomorrow. I voted my heuristic  with a caveat. The Kavanaugh hearings incensed me so much that I wasn’t able to vote for any Democrats this cycle. There was a Libe... Read More

Election Day Three

Posted on November 3, 2018October 31, 2018 by Simon
It is Saturday and the election is on Tuesday but somewhere between 20% and 30% of the people have already voted. Is this good for democracy? On the one hand if voting is easier and more convenient pe... Read More

Election Day Two

Posted on November 2, 2018October 31, 2018 by Simon
Voter Suppression and Voter Fraud. Are they real? This is a joke! Don’t take it seriously. People on the left are convinced that the right is trying to suppress the votes of the poor and less ed... Read More

Election Day One

Posted on November 1, 2018October 31, 2018 by Simon
About a week ago I heard a talking head say something to the effect that “this is the most important election in a generation.” I counter predict. After this election nothing much will cha... Read More

The Robert Rubin Scam

Posted on October 22, 2018October 8, 2018 by Simon
“Robert Rubin, a former Secretary of the United States Treasury, one of those who sign their names on the banknote you just used to pay for coffee, collected more than $ 120 million in compensat... Read More

Knowing You’re Wrong

Posted on October 15, 2018October 8, 2018 by Simon
“You will never fully convince someone that he is wrong; only reality can.” Nassim Taleb in Skin in the Game... Read More

A Political Heuristic

Posted on October 11, 2018October 8, 2018 by Simon
I went over the November ballot with some friends and applied my new heuristic to some of the measures and candidates and it gave good insight. The heuristic I’m working with is that moving the ... Read More
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