Politics The Power of the Irrational SimonAugust 19, 20120 "The world for the most part is not run by reason. The power of the irrational is formidable." Paul Johnson...
Politics Early Government SimonAugust 1, 20120 In Rothenburg, Bavaria we were surrounded by evidence of the beginnings of the city state. I wrote the other day...
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...
Travel The Yosemite vs The Jungfrau SimonJuly 28, 20120 Yosemite is Beautiful The Jungfrau is Beautiful Yosemite is a National Park owned by the all of the citizens of...
Ideas Base Jumpers and Gang Members SimonJuly 25, 20120 While traveling on the lifts and trains in Switzerland we met some young men who were base jumpers. It is a sport in...
Simon Says Happy Fourth of July SimonJuly 4, 20120 America: Where moms get a day and sharks get a week. We are in Switzerland and so are missing the famous Sierra Madre...
Maxims June 28, 2012 Maxim SimonJune 28, 20120 "Get in line would be a reasonable request if there was a line." Angelica Salas Director CHIRLA Speaking about...
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...