Author: Simon

Back in the early days of the computer revolution the first mate made “Support the Revolution Buy A Computer” Ts. My slogan – her effort. That was back when I was helping Ward Christensen and Randy Suess get up the World’s First BBS. A precursor of the Internet. Here is what I had to say…

Who said this: Governments are power systems. They are trying to sustain their power and domination over their populations and they will use what means are available to do this. By now the means are very sophisticated and extensive and we can expect them to increase. So for instance, if you read technology journals you…

The seeds of a second Civil War may be being sowed with States passing ObamaCare nullification laws. Various states are taking another approach to defeat ObamaCare. These states are considering the idea of nullification. Idaho Governor Otter recently said “we are actively exploring all our options – including nullification.” State nullification is the idea that…

Ah yes. The gubbermint needs moar money. You remember Obama telling you that your tax bill would shoot up by over $275 a year under his plan, don’t you? No? You remember the exact opposite – passionate, repeated vows that taxes on the Sainted Middle Class wouldn’t be raised by a dime? Call it Obama’s…

This is about the regulation of monopolies. From learnliberty.org. It may explain why insurance companies joined with the government to enact ObamaCare. Survival is guaranteed.

I live in the 815 area code and just got some 411 from Eric that I was previously unaware of. 815 Rappers. It seems that Chicago gangstas are moving into the 815 area code (my neck of the woods) and at least making DJ mixes about it. Here is a rapper from Joliet (home of…

We don’t know enough about marijuana to legalize it. Speaking recently with the Los Angeles Times, UCLA professor and former Washington state ”pot czar” Mark Kleiman implied that we as a society are largely ignorant when it comes to the subject of weed. Speaking with Times columnist Patt Morrison, Kleiman stated, “I keep saying we…

Collectivism is obviously the answer. Ahem. Well, I had the following video, a sympathetic interview of Chris Hedges, suggested by YouTube. So I thought I’d post it to give some idea about how the collectivist are thinking. The “Individualism Danger” idea is presented at about 4:50 in. He does identify “the ineffectual liberal elite” so…

I got an e-mail from the Times entitled: Discover Storytelling at its Best Well I do post links and bits from them occasionally. But I keep my eyes on the comments here for corrections.

The original that played on the radio back in the day ’49: In honor of the Briceland Horse and Truck Gang: Movie trailer: Gene Autry sings: And to finish:

About 20% of the population have the genes for long term PTSD. About half those get enough trauma to initiate PTSD. Now correlation is not causation but it is suggestive. About 10% of the American population has PTSD. About 10% of the American population are chronic drug users. Alcohol, pot, heroin, cocaine, meth, etc. So…

Eric asks why there is a double standard from all sides when it comes to speech. That is not the only place such double standards exist. I was having a drug war conversation with some folks and had this to say: Arguing prohibition with conservatives is like arguing economics with liberals. At least that has…

It is not happening in the US. But it is happening in Germany. With snow blanketing the ground, it’s the perfect time of year to snuggle up in front of a fireplace. That, though, makes German foresters nervous. When the mercury falls, the theft of wood in the country’s woodlands goes up as people turn…

Suggested by my Facebook friend Stephanie Reifkind Kahn the wife of Rabbi Jeffrey Kahn. YouTube notes: Published on Oct 9, 2013 Taken from the israeli TV show “Rising Star”. Aryeh and Gil Gat are two brothers from Jerusalem. In this video they’re singing “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel.

I found an interesting article on the Chinese Navy. It is a post that will take you about 7 minutes to read. According to the post. If you are new to the field it might take a little longer. H/T Information Dissemination. And War Is Boring. Update: War Games Against China Iran’s Airforce is a…

This just seemed odd and quirky. So I decided it deserved some attention. Well the dress did catch my eye. Some wag in the comments said “I like melons the best.” I know what you mean buddy. And what was the turmoil? Some people were eating cooked foods. Oh. The horror. Reminds me of when…

Here is a Gallup poll that bodes well for the future of libertarianism. Seventy-two percent of Americans say big government is a greater threat to the U.S. in the future than is big business or big labor, a record high in the nearly 50-year history of this question. The prior high for big government was…

H/T Bill Quick and CV commenter Frank

I just did a post ripping conservatives for their support of Drug Prohibition. I didn’t want to dilute the article by covering too much but this is too good to pass up. It is about Federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries. …the Supreme Court’s opinion upholding Obamacare this summer cited the precedents of Raich many…

As many of you know there is no love lost between me and “conservatives” over the issue of Drug Prohibition. So I went looking (via search engine) through “the American Conservative” for more material to use for a post. And what I found was the unexpected. An article entitled The Right & the Drug War.…