Depletion
The copper mine in Bisbee Arizona closed when all of the easily obtainable ore was mined. Nobody much cared. The...
Category: Simon Says
American Exceptionalism
American exceptionalism was noted as far back as Alexis de Tocqueville in the early 19th Century. It was often assumed...
The Grand Jury Redux
One of the most important things that came out of my time on the Grand Jury was learning about the diverse group of...
July 12, 1947
Happy Birthday Simon In 1973 when I moved to California I changed my date of birth from July 12 to July 4. It...
Lessons from the Grand Jury
95% of the crime is committed by 0.5% of the population. There is a chip in your car that lets the police track...
Hiatus Explained
From April until yesterday, July 6, I was serving on the Maricopa County Grand Jury. It met two days a week and so...
WWIT About Transgender Issues
WWIT: What Was I Thinking About Transgender Athletes In our diverse and tolerant society we should be willing...
Circle K
Q: Do you know what the K in "Circle K" stands for? A: Krime This is a jury duty...
Hammurabi’s Code
At the time Hammurabi’s code was written (circa 1750BCE) the family was the basic unit of society. Individual...
When
"When was the last time you did something for the first...
