Author: Simon

I used to see Roger Ebert a lot. And not just on TV. He used to eat at a kind of Italian fast food place called Roma’s Restaurant on the south west corner of Sheffield and Webster in Chicago. The neighborhood was denoted as the “Near North Side” in the way Chicago has of naming…

I was reading the comments at support for legalization at 52% and came across this comment. Joel Busher at 3:53 PM April 4, 2013 Several States in the American Union have legalized the recreational use of marijuana even with studies stating that this drug leads to use of even more dangerous addictions. How safe is…

There is a new Pew poll out showing national support for marijuana legalization at 52% vs 45% against. A majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana, a new poll indicates, with the change driven largely by a huge shift in how the baby boom generation feels about the drug of their youth. By 52% to 45%,…

Richard Feldman of the Independent Firearm Owners Association has an oped in USA Today. …we must focus on the fact that authorities say 30% to 45% of all gun crime is attributable to the illegal drug trade. History proved that taking profit out of trade in “demon rum” dramatically eliminated related violence. Why wouldn’t that…

Patenting a plant treatment? Is this any way to treat medical cannabis?

Some kids have been reading this blog and are mocking it. H/T Spatial Orientation – Classically Liberal Space Cadets. And how did I find them? Well I was looking for a SWAT team picture and found a really good one here.

The problem with libertines is that they take advantage of Liberty. The way to prevent that is to severely curtail Liberty. The very best way to protect Liberty is to eliminate it. And thus the modern Conservative who does everything in his power to protect Liberty. And any one who says Conservatives are anti-Liberty is…

Kathy Kinsley in a round about way suggested this. And yes. I specifically picked this version for the irony. And Judy Garland.

Due to the great number of people not getting the Joke, April Fools Day has been rescheduled. It will now officially be April 2nd of every year. On leap years it will be April 3rd to account for the extra day in the year.

I talked about my former Rabbi, Rabbi Jeffrey Kahn a while back. He is revisiting Rockford for the 100th Anniversary of our Temple. Temple Beth El – Rockford. He will be here on April 12th and 13th to discuss his time in Rockford and also to discuss medical marijuana. Here is his itinerary while he…

Medicinal Cannabis and its Impact on Human Health           The link to this movie was sent to me by my friend Clyde. You can learn more at: Endocannabinoids The Science. Endocannabinoids And Cancer – NIH Publication Jews Are Going To Pot Rabbi Jeffrey Kahn There are more endocannabinoid receptors in the…

I made a typo in my responses to a commenter. I meant to type “socon” for social conservative. Instead I typed sovcon. But I think the word is apt. Sov – for both Social and Soviet (collective) and Con for Conservative. The Progressive Right. As opposed to the Libertarian Right.

It is pretty obvious now that Romeney got second class tech help for his campaign even if he paid big money for it. Why couldn’t Romney attract the passionate talent and guidance Obama and the Democrats have? Nate Silver may have provided the answer. Perhaps a different type of Republican candidate, one whose views on…

Classical Liberal links to a post of mine They Really Don’t Like Libertarians and then goes off on a rant of his own. You really, really, should read the whole thing. Especially since he accurately pegs where I used to live politically. “a libertarian who’s been a long-time conservative ally” – and “been” is the…

A woman seven months pregnant with twins dies in the hospital emergency room. This is America. There is a lawsuit. And here is where it gets interesting. Those rules have stirred controversy for decades, mainly for forbidding non-natural birth control and abortions. “Catholic health care ministry witnesses to the sanctity of life ‘from the moment…

    Sometimes I’m mistaken, but I’m never wrong.    

Link sent to me by my friend Clyde. The instrument she is playing is a Gayageum not a Sitar. You can see lots more Luna Lee. And for a comparison Hendrix live: A guitar girl: More Hendrix: Updated 30 March 2013 0255z – Luna Lee link added. Plus information on her instrument.

No. Not that kind. OTOH maybe that kind. Two words actually “Unitive Sex”. Hmm. What the heck is “Itive Sex”? Well maybe there is a misunderstanding here. I looked around and found the idea was a Father, Son, Holy Ghost kind of trilogy. Or Tri UN e. Sounds a lot like tyranny when you spell…

Richard Feldman sent me this link where he discusses with the obnoxious Piers Morgan the need to end Prohibition in order to reduce gun violence. The video is a little under 3 minutes long. Update: 30 March 2013 0234z I found the video on YouTube. The Guns and Drug Prohibition segment is at 13:44 into…

Commenter c andrew left a link that deserves some attention. The link is: Why Conservatives Are Criminalizing Pregnant Women. I can’t imagine that being a vote getter. But is it true? The link has a whole host of cases. But this one was the most startling: Amanda Kimbrough is one of the women who have…