Travel Nationalism SimonSeptember 4, 20250 “Nationalism only becomes poisonous when the dose is too large.” This classical Japanese print was given to...
Immigration Overwhelming? SimonJuly 28, 20250 "In all, illegal immigrants make up about 3 percent of the US population. This is a significant amount but a very...
Politics For the Bureaucrats SimonJuly 23, 20250 Instead of Lincoln’s government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." We now have a government of...
Immigration Unreasonable Searches and Seizures SimonJuly 21, 20251 I'm not a constitutional scholar. But it seems to me that if federal agents go into a public park and start...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Pander SimonJuly 11, 20250 Pander Verb: To do or provide, or promise to provide, exactly what a person or group wants, especially when it...
Immigration Happy 4th of July SimonJuly 4, 20250 A little nationalism is healthy, too much nationalism is poisonous. My summer reading includes Washington...
Israel We Stand With Israel SimonJune 23, 20251 The World Trade Center before 9/11 I wrote this blog post a couple of years ago and it failed to post. I’m not...
Politics Best Case SimonJune 9, 20250 “Hamilton had the attorney‘s ability to make the best case for an imperfect client.” From Alexander...
Maxims Frugal and Simple SimonJune 5, 20250 “I am for a government that is vigorously frugal and simple.” Thomas...