Author: Simon

Commenter Joseph Hertzlinger comes up with the standard social conservative objection to my position on abortion. He thinks that the understanding that the fetus is a person is a brand new idea. Well brand new in terms of human history. Read the comments at the “Joseph Hertzlinger” link to get up to date on the…

Well this IS a surprise. DENVER—It’s not just long-haired hippies and Bob Marley fans who want marijuana regulation in Colorado—it’s also some red-blooded conservatives in suits and ties. That was the scene Thursday in Denver when a group of conservatives, headed by Joe Megyesy, former communications director for GOP Congressman Mike Coffman, met with representatives…

Tom Bridgeland was commenting at my cross post of Why Do Conservatives Misunderstand Libertarians and left a link to his look at the same subject from a more social view point. He looks at it from the viewpoint of cats and dogs. In his view we have two dog parties (and yes I do personally…

This is a response to my piece Romney Is Trying To Lose The Election.       And that is one of the problems caused by the Drug War. Lower clearance rates for crimes like murder robbery and theft. Follow the links at the site linked for details. And then there is this 74 Percent…

People with a clever plan can assume the role of the mighty. The flow of the machines will get you ON. An offering to the SUN in the name of the Weather We are FREE. Any place you could think of we could be. At you. Around you. I LOVE you. Mankind gone from the…

Polls show that 65% to 80% of Americans support medical marijuana. What is he thinking? And people in his state? That would be Utah I guess. Because voters going to the polls in Massachusetts will be voting on the issue in November. These days such issues normally pass. So where is Romney getting his information…

A gang of us over at Talk Polywell were discussing my recent post Emotional Decision Making. One commenter left a link to Why Liberals Misunderstand Conservatives. Well that got me thinking, “Why do conservatives misunderstand libertarians?” Naturally I added a few words on the subject to the discussion. === For example, one of the leading…

I just got an e-mail from Rand Paul. I assume he is angling for the VP slot under Romney (all double entendres intended – you will see why soon). Rand says: Dear Concerned American, I’ve prepared a brief but urgent video regarding breaking news in the fight to overturn Roe v. Wade in our nation.…

Two of the head men (Whittle and Klavan) over at PJTV have a post up (members only) about the rational style vs the emotional style in politics. But that is a false dichotomy. May I quote from a paper on the subject: The modern era of the neuroscience of decision making began with the observation…

Commenter Kathy Kinsley made a very interesting point in a comment to my recent post Liberty Is Prone To Misuse. Her response was to my thought: You would prefer a police state? Some would. Really. That’s the actual problem with libertarian philosophy. Some people really DO NOT want to make decisions. They want to be…

From: Ice-T Defends the Second Amendment. Since most of the cops I know are good people who want to fight crimes against people and property (as opposed to harassing people engaged in victimless crimes or enforcing misguided bureaucratic edicts), I would like the video even more if he said “protect yourself from the government” rather…

You can read more about it here. Synergy doesn’t just look amazing, it truly is amazing; the first systematic application of six proven breakthroughs for major drag reduction. These principles haven’t been put together in a form simple enough to deliver their liberating potential… until now. Designed to show ten times the fuel economy of…

  You would prefer a police state?  

Divide and conquer is at its heart a political method for harnessing hate. If we want to beat this regime we are going to have to love one another. Where is Jesus when you need him? Well not in our hearts that is for sure.

The above was sent to me by a friend at the Nuclear Fusion board I moderate. He also sent me these links. Immunostimulation in the era of the metagenome Metagenomics of the Human Body Vitamin D: the alternative hypothesis Successive infection: a model for how metagenomic communities shift to become more pathogenic over time Autoimmune…

At PaJamas TV they are having a discussion of the subject in the title. Well some one has to move the money or the cartels can’t survive. The easiest way to stop it would be to stop the flow of drugs. But that is in no one’s interest. Not the DEA’s, certainly not the cartels.…

The DEA and the Drug Cartels. So many are fooled because they seem to fight each other. But that is only on the surface. Each could not exist without the other. They have to prop each other up. So the DEA has to assist with the flow of drugs and the cartels have to accept…

You did. By wanting something you couldn’t afford. You gave them your future in order to have a better present. You mortgaged your future. The only way out is to accept a worse present for a better future. Invest. Give up some now for more later. Risk. Because all the bankers want is a sure…

  Gun control laws didn’t deter Hitler.  

Watch this video to see who is behind today’s economic mess. The answer to the question that starts about 1 hour 17 minutes and 30 seconds into the video explains the whole premise of the Drug War and who is behind it. The Bankers. Mike Ruppert (the speaker) predicted the collapse of the eight largest…