Author: Simon

There hasn’t been enough music around here of late. I aim to rectify that.

Commenter Will thinks I’m overly optimistic on the subject of medical cannabis. Overoptimistic? Go here: http://www.nih.gov/ and enter – endocannabinoid – in the search box. If anything I’m restrained on the issue. That should give you pause given my level of enthusiasm. If you have given it a look it is truly beyond belief. And…

What the heck is wrong with this Rand Paul guy? How did he get to be such a flaming tool? I think even marijuana is a bad thing to do. I think it takes away your incentive to work and show up and do the things you should be doing. I don’t think it’s a…

Libertarian darling Rand Paul plans to introduce a Life At Conception act. I wonder if that will require government monitoring of all potential conception acts? After all you can’t be too careful when it comes to preventing a potential murder. I must say though that such monitoring is way too kinky even for my libertine…

I encouraged my friend Science Fiction Author Tom Ligon to write for the magazine I write for, ECN. I got to know Tom from his work on Polywell Fusion. A subject Eric (and Justin who also blogged a lot here back then) got me interested in back in November of 2006. Tom was Dr. Bussard’s…

Occasional poster Dave sent me a couple of links on my favorite subject. Prohibition. First let us start with current news. Illinois House Committee Passes Decrim Bill (HB2332) by 9-5 vote! . The bill would make 15 grams – about 1/2 an ounce – an offense that could be dealt with by local ordinance. Now…

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Citizens Opposing Prohibition

At Eric’s May the DEA deliver us from the deadly piscine threat! commenter Man Mountain Molehill suggested this book: Intoxication: The Universal Drive for Mind-Altering Substances So I thought I’d excerpt from a couple of reviews: History shows that people have always used intoxicants. In every age, in every part of the world, people have…

And the drug is: Alcohol. That stuff ought to be banned. Before some depraved alky eats again. Suggested reading: You Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos H/T my friend Eric who is also the Blog Master around here.

Worst March snow for 30 years brings chaos. A severe weather alert was issued for large parts of the country hit by icy conditions, heavy snow and winds of up to 60mph. North-west England, south-west Scotland and Northern Ireland were worst-affected. From 2000: Britain’s winter ends tomorrow with further indications of a striking environmental change:…

I just opened an e-mail from JPFO that suggested I visit Gun Facts for an updated pdf that debunks gun myths. So I did. You might want to do so as well. And if you think they did a good job drop some coin on them.

This is the State: 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will do: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of…

H/T upcountrywater commenting on Watts Up With That.

The Progressive? Dennis Prager. Classical Liberal rips him to shreds with an excellent link filled post. Some of the links are to things I have written. It is still a good read. CL also explains why Prager is a Progressive. A point I have made often about Prohibition supporters.

I’m discussing Jesus and Jewish law with a guy who prefers ignorance of Jewish law at the time of Jesus. I keep asking him variations of this question: If abortion is such a sin explain why Jesus who was conversant with the law never mentioned it? The usual answer I get is “they didn’t know”…

ZoNation on PJTV (there will be no link) goes off on some racist and tars him with the Libertarian brush. It may be true. It may be false. I didn’t bother to look. But what I saw in the comments was a vile excoriation of libertarians in general. Have these “conservatives” forgotten their patron saint?…

Don’t invest in the Eurozone. H/T Zero Hedge.

I ran across a link to this story that explains the mess we are in: Origins and Growth of Al Capone’s Outfit: Chicago’s First Ward Democratic Organization and its Aftermath. Barack Obama ran for President with his headquarters in downtown Chicago. Obama’s election night victory speech was just blocks away in Chicago’s Grant Park. To…

Bank account reductions mooted. Some one has to pay for the welfare state. Will the US be next?

California SWAT teams are collecting guns from any home that houses a person with mental issues. And who did the SWAT teams originally practice on for decades? Dopers. You can’t say I didn’t warn you. Well it looks pretty reasonable for now. If you or some one in your house has had a mental problem…