Nanny State Medieval Walls and Socialized Medicine SimonJuly 30, 20121 About 1200 in Rothenburg, Bavaria (pronounced rotenberg) in order to build a city wall they levied a tax on all of the...
Politics Why Obama Will Lose in November SimonJune 22, 20123 So here is the math. Romney will probably get roughly the same number of votes as John McCain did in 2008 but he will...
Politics Power to the ……. SimonJune 4, 20120 If you give the State the power to do something for you, you give it an exact equivalent power to do something to...
Politics You Can’t Fake the Harvest SimonMay 21, 20120 All farmers know that it is easy in the spring to predict a bumper crop. And in the summer as the fields...
Politics Irony Abounds SimonMay 16, 20120 The recent Secret Service scandal was discovered when a disagreement came to light about how much a Columbian...
Politics What Would Texas Do? SimonMay 14, 20121 Headline in the 5/14/12 WSJ: "Brown Says More Cuts Needed" Note to Governor Brown: "You can't save your way to...
Politics Election Spending Perspective SimonMay 2, 20120 Americans spend $14 surfing for every $1 they spend on presidential elections. Of course surfing is more fun and...
Politics Political Email SimonApril 27, 20120 I received an email yesterday from "The Consumer Watchdog Campaign." They apparently want the government to impose...
Politics Where the Money Has Gone SimonApril 18, 20120 According to the 2010 census of the 15 richest counties in America, ten are in the Washington DC area. The money is...
Politics Painful Self-Reliance SimonApril 16, 20120 President Obama said that if he loses in 2012 it could herald "A New Era of Painful Self-Reliance" I say: "Bring...