Politics The Biggest Interest Group SimonOctober 8, 20180 "There exists a great deal of evidence that, from the time of the pharaohs, state officials looked after themselves...
Politics Kavanaugh Two SimonOctober 3, 20180 Two weeks ago I wrote: "This is a dirty trick, transparently a dirty trick." Nothing has happened that has changed my...
Politics Does Organic Food Production Starve Poor People? SimonSeptember 26, 20181 Last week after a delicious Erev Rosh Hashanah meal I made the offhand comment that among other things eating organic...
Politics A Gentle Reminder SimonSeptember 19, 20180 Be careful. The people who are predicting a Democrat landslide this November are the same ones who were predicted a...
Politics Good Question SimonSeptember 17, 20180 How do candidates for political office with obvious character flaws seem more real than bureaucrats with impeccable...
Motivation Charles Krauthammer RIP SimonAugust 31, 20180 "You’re betraying your whole life if you don’t say what you think, and you don’t say it honestly and...
Maxims Journalists SimonAugust 13, 20180 "Journalists worry considerably more about the opinion of other journalists than the judgment of their...
Nanny State The Limits of Power SimonAugust 9, 20181 What is the limit on the government’s power to make you do things for your own good?...
Politics Flashback about Politics SimonAugust 8, 20181 I'm often wrong and I was very wrong in August 2008 when I wrote: "We are well into the election season and I along...
Maxims Plato on Participation SimonJuly 13, 20180 "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your...