Israel Ending Suicide Bombing SimonJuly 9, 20180 "The only way we have left to control suicide-terrorists would be precisely to convince them that blowing themselves up...
Recommendations Skin in the Game SimonJuly 2, 20180 Back in 2002 I read Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb and became a fan of his writing. Since then I've read all of...
Ideas The Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes SimonJune 22, 20180 "We’re on, what, the eighth or ninth consecutive “most important election of our lifetimes”? In the past decades,...
Politics Suicide of the West SimonJune 15, 20180 Jonah Goldberg is a great writer and an even better researcher. In this book, which I will quote often in maxim posts,...
Maxims Economics and Dictators SimonJune 12, 20180 "Dictators are rarely good economic managers." WSJ editorial referring to Turkey and Venezuela For every Lee Kwan Yoo...
Maxims War SimonJune 5, 20180 War is a game to be played with a smiling face. Winston Churchill In 1916 during his four months in the trenches in...
Simon Says GPDR Non Compliant SimonMay 29, 20180 You know all of those compliance emails you've been getting. They are about GPDR which stands for General Data...
Politics Trumping Envy (old meaning) SimonMay 22, 20180 "The only way to trump the politics of envy is with the politics of growth." Wall Street Journal...
Politics On Political Limits SimonMay 15, 20180 “Anyone can govern Italy, but it is pointless to do so.” Benito Mussolini...
Guns Habits of Nations SimonMay 8, 20180 "The pen is often mightier than the sword and the settled habits of a nation mightier than a statute. " Frederick...