Author: Simon

The Sceptical Vegan takes a look at the issue. An issue in relation to genetic engineering of crops often brought up by other vegans and vegetarians is, “What about inserting animal genes into plants, doesn’t that make them no longer vegan/vegetarian?” The short answer is, no, absolutely not, and as pointed out before, the fear…

    I believe we have a one party system in this country, called the big-government party. There is a Republican branch that likes war and deficits and assaulting civil liberties. There is a Democratic branch that likes welfare and taxes and assaulting commercial liberties. Judge Andrew P. Napolitano     H/T Classical Liberal

In my recent post on Jews in the Marijuana Legalization movement I covered my former Rabbi, Jeffrey Kahn, extensively. Reason TV did an interview with him about the medical marijuana business. Rabbi Kahn closes the video with “ameliorating human suffering is more important than just about any law.” And it is not just his opinion.…

Jews are not the major force behind ending Marijuana Prohibition. But they are a significant force. I made a number of comments to this effect at my post Questions. I thought it might be a good idea (well it is something to write about) to turn them into a post. Eric also has a good…

Commenter Randy had this to say in a comment to I’m Against Forcing Change. Religions don’t help us answer questions. They only offer answers that can’t be questioned. Which is not to say that religions don’t offer answers. Don’t lie. Don’t cheat. Don’t steal. Don’t be violent towards others. However, Libertarians have the same creed…

In my previous article on the nature of homosexuality Sexually Oriented Fingers I had a short discussion of Neil Whitehead’s and Briar Whitehead’s book My Genes Made Me Do It – pdf. What I specifically want to discuss is his chapter Can sexual orientation change? I’m going to assume that he is honest and that…

It is about the BBC and Climate. The BBC has spent tens of thousands of pounds over six years trying to keep secret an extraordinary ‘eco’ conference which has shaped its coverage of global warming, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The controversial seminar was run by a body set up by the BBC’s own…

Watts Up With That has a post on how to retrofit your toilet for lower water use. The retrofit is available at Amazon. It is dual flush. So it varies the total flow according to the button you push. The manufacturer MJSI, Inc., is headquartered in Shorewood, Illinois. Here is a simplified explanation of how…

Spengler on the affinity of the Chinese for the Jews. A Chinese friend explained it to me this way: If you suffer a setback, even if through no fault of your own, and even if through the malicious acts of malevolent people, you must not feel sorry for yourself or blame others for your troubles.…

I’m going to repost a review of Why Johnny Can’t Think in full. It is that good. ==== “Why Johnny Can’t Think” shows that leftism means, “Professors should rule the world.” It demonstrates why each totally inbred generation of professors chooses a new generation of professors that is even more inbred and leftist and what…

They are re-fighting the First World War over at Samizdata. I’m going to post a few paragraphs to give you the flavor. You should go and read the whole thing. == As we stand here facing intellectual armageddon it worth pausing to consider the opposing forces. For many years the Donkeys have been considered invincible…

The reign of the Progressives is over. Providing the Conservatives don’t blow it too badly. H/T commenter Frank and Vanderleun

H/T commenter Frank and Vanderleun

Obama’s Statment starts at about 7 minutes in. You should look at the statement made by LA City Council member Bernard Parks who was formerly the head of the LAPD at about 6:15 in to get the full flavor of Obama’s statement. Look at the comparison of Bush vs Obama at about 8 minutes in.…

I was most amused by the first three minutes of this video. And the slight Brit accent of the speaker. I always fall for that. Which may be part of the reason I’m a Nigel Farage fan. Besides Nigel’s last name reminds me of farrago. Which our government certainly is. Another of my Brit favorites…

Eric posted this on Facebook. Which made me want to post it here. Senator Ted Cruz attacks Obama for not locking up marijuana users in Colorado Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Friday criticized President Barack Obama for not arresting people in Colorado who violated federal law by using marijuana. “A whole lot of…

Which may just explain why legalization is sweeping the country. The experience doesn’t match the scare stories.

A while back I did some articles on the thermodynamics of politics: A thermodynamic explanation of politics and Behavioral Sink Behavior And Thermodynamics. A recent post I did Politicians Are Deficient In Endocannabinoids got me to thinking more about the subject. That post got me to thinking that there may be more involved than just…

Politicians lack brain plasticity. They hate novelty. Which is why we are stuck. You can find more videos on the subject at The Age of FLP’s is Approaching. An FLP is a Forward Looking Person. A BLP is a Backwards Looking Person. Science Daily has an article on the subject: Political Views Are Reflected in…

I have some new posts up at Rockford For Safe Access. Cannabis CBD Videos – one of the videos has a report by a schizophrenic. CBD – Charlotte’s Web Helping Schizophrenics with high CBD cannabis Update: This rash of medical cannabis posts was inspired by this story: New York’s medical marijuana law excludes some who…