<h4>Simon R. Gardner is a writer whose essays and commentary have appeared in The New Inquiry, The Independent, the New Republic, and others.</h4>

Simon R. Gardner

Bind. Torture. Kill. Vote?

“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.” — Aristotle

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw

Simon R. Gardner is a writer whose essays and commentary have appeared in The New Inquiry, The Independent, the New Republic, and others.