Hohokam Worth Reading SimonMarch 6, 20240 The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer If you care about fairness and justice this is a disturbing...
Politics Inspiration SimonMarch 30, 20230 Extraordinary, Ordinary People By Condoleezza Rice If you want to understand nuances of the black experience...
Maxims Worse SimonOctober 7, 20220 "Things may have to get worse before they get even worser." It is rare to see a sheep statue but at the...
Politics A Rift in the Earth SimonAugust 26, 20220 A Rift in the Earth by James Reston This is a short book that tells the story of the building of the Vietnam...
Politics Chance SimonMay 31, 20210 “I worked hard and I’ve got some talent, but there are a lot of hard-working, talented people out there. There...
Hohokam Nostalgia SimonMay 24, 20210 “Most nostalgia for the glorious past is delusional thinking.” Quote from Thanks a Thousand by A.J....
Recommendations Manipulation SimonMay 17, 20210 “We are an easily manipulated species. When the same coffee is served in a fancier cup people think it tastes...
Recommendations Data Detective Two SimonMarch 12, 20210 “Sometimes we want to be fooled.” Tim Harford in The Data...
Recommendations Book Recommendation Three SimonFebruary 24, 20210 Against Empathy by Paul Bloom In this short book Bloom argues against the instinctive empathy that drives so...
Politics Book Recommendation Two SimonFebruary 17, 20210 Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Black Lives Matter has been on the agenda longer than Covid 19....