Politics Ineptocracy SimonMarch 16, 20120 Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least...
Maxims Doing Things Badly SimonMarch 11, 20121 "You will find that the state is the kind of organization which, though it does big things badly, does small things...
Postcards Simon Says Postcards 02/28/2012 SimonFebruary 28, 20120 “Sewage knows no boundaries.” Naomi Tsur Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Speaking about sewage flow in a divided...
Maxims February 23, 2012 Maxim SimonFebruary 23, 20120 "People have a tremendous capacity to rationalize, especially when infected by ideology." Eugene Genovese US...
Politics Election Prediction SimonFebruary 17, 20120 I predict that President Obama will not be re-elected. In fact I predict he will lose by a huge margin. He will...
Politics Goepolitical Thinking III SimonFebruary 11, 20120 "The American example is our most powerful export." Marco Rubio, US Senator Senator Rubio was speaking to the...
Politics Geopolitical Thinking II SimonFebruary 8, 20120 We all know about the recent discovery of vast amounts of natural gas and oils shale in North America and Northern...
Politics Geopolitical Thinking I SimonFebruary 6, 20120 I'm struck by the idea that the US, and others in the West, may be trying to goad Iran into a war. Before they get...
Simon Says Egyptian Soccer Hooligans SimonFebruary 3, 20122 In the UK soccer hooligans are a cultural phenomenon that have over the past few decades caused dozens of deaths and...
Maxims January 26, 2012, Maxim SimonJanuary 26, 20120 "...anyone who believes that governments are in control of economies is living in cloud-cuckoo-land." John Gribben,...