Common Sense with Paul Jacob

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Fake Emergencies & Genuine Democracy
Legislators aren’t honest. Or maybe in Colorado and Oregon they just …
The Seinfeld Referendum
There is an unmistakable connection between Washington State initiative guru …
Happy 100th, California
On this day a century ago — October 10, 1911 — California voters stormed to …
Wayward States?
While Washington, DC, steps in to take over responsibility for …
Trick and Treats
After more than a year of big labor throwing industrial-size kitchen …

Equality, Not Excellence
February 6, 2026
Paul Jacob on applying socialism to education rigorously.Read More »
The Unstoppable Kill Switch
February 5, 2026
Paul Jacob on bipartisan support for Big Brother.Read More »
Federal Election Takeover?
February 4, 2026
Paul Jacob on what passes for public debate on election …Read More »
Initiative Killers
February 3, 2026
Paul Jacob on the motivation that must not be named.Read More »
Everyone Dies?
February 2, 2026
Paul Jacob reconsiders his fear of AI but remains wary …Read More »

Nebraska Initiative: Open or Closed?
In 2008, State Senator DiAnna Schimek’s 20-year legislative career came …
Another OK Court Decision?
Here’s another interesting court decision in Oklahoma. Oh, this time …
The Reign of Trickery
Arkansas State Sen. Jon Woods’s reign of trickery is ending. …
Tiananmen & Term Limits
Paul discusses how meaningful 1989’s Tiananmen protests were for him …
A Barney Frank Appraisal
Guess what: The disastrous policies that spawned our recent mortgage …

Bernie and Economic Law
One of the things Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is known …
Systemic Refocusing
Everyone comes into this world with advantages and disadvantages. In the …
Re-Segregation
It is hard not to miss the ideological left’s inconsistency …
More of the More
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s triumphant entry into Washington, DC, as a United States …
Between the Devil and the Deep State, See?
“If it turns out that impeachment has no sting, has …

Robert Reich, Mythed Up
onsumer sovereignty is the idea that in markets consumers call …
Herbert Spencer: Fools and Folly
“The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of …
Bernie’s Principled Recommendation
Bernie Sanders, man of principle, translated: Sure Gary has taken a stand …
The Problem With Socialism…
“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out …
An Important Distinction
A “rule of law” is based on general principles, and …