Politics WWIT about Brexit SimonSeptember 15, 20190 Brexit is a Portmanteau of British and Exit and it explains it all. The UK voted to leave the EU and the decision is...
Politics Book Read: Enlightenment Now SimonSeptember 11, 20190 Enlightenment Now By Steven Pinker This is one of my favorite books from this summers reading. Pinker sees the flow...
Politics WWIT Episode 2 Israel SimonAugust 24, 20190 What Was I Thinking About Israel Nowadays most of our politics is about what outrage President Trump has perpetrated...
Guns WWIT (What Was I Thinking) SimonAugust 16, 20190 WWIT What Was I Thinking About Mass Shootings Last week there were two shooting incidents in the US that made...
Recommendations Book Read: Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist SimonAugust 12, 20190 Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist by Alexander Berkman It is rare that a literate man is sent to prison for a long time...
Politics Noise vs Power SimonAugust 1, 20190 A waterfall makes noise but its power comes from its moving water. Likewise the noise coming from Washington is...
Humor Cakism SimonJuly 17, 20191 Cakism: The belief that you can have your cake and eat it too. Photo from a very good restaurant in Brittany...
Politics Reparations SimonJune 21, 20190 Reparations for Slavery Reparation hearings have started again in Washington DC and I think that it is something we...
DECLINE Change Isn’t SimonMay 18, 20190 The instincts and attitudes of a septuagenarian rarely change much. In your 40's your eyes go bad, in your 60's your...
Politics Trade War Update SimonMay 14, 20190 Who will win the trade war between the US and China. I explored data from the markets and it looks like Chinese markets...