Maxims Publicity SimonMarch 9, 20230 “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases.” Associate Justice Louis...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Ukase SimonMarch 8, 20230 Ukase Noun: Originally an edict of the Russian government. Later any arbitrary command. Pronounced Yoo,cas...
Maxims Light SimonMarch 7, 20230 “Sunlight is said to be the best disinfectant; electric light the most efficient policeman.” Associate...
Immigration The Law SimonMarch 6, 20230 “If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.” Associate Justice Louis...
Immigration The Immigration Opportunity SimonMarch 3, 20230 Competing with China I recently read the Now It can be Told by General Leslie Grove. It is the story of the...
Postcards Be the Reason SimonMarch 2, 20230 “Be the reason that someone smiles today.” A Phoenix sunset on 2/28/2023. Looking west on Camelback Rd at...
Maxims Laboratories of Democracy SimonMarch 1, 20230 “The States may serve as the laboratories of democracy.” Justice Louis Brandeis March is sunset month...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Eschew SimonFebruary 28, 20230 Eschew Noun: Abstain from or deliberately avoid. Example: "He decided to eschew driving until his swollen...
Ideas Tradition SimonFebruary 27, 20230 "Tradition is really peer pressure from dead people." Thanks to Anthony R for this excellent recast of an old...