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Sneaky Lobbyists Prefer Sneakiness
SharingThe Arkansas Chamber of Commerce’s CEO and chief lobbyist, Randy …
It’s a New Democracy!
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People of the Solution
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Pols Don’t Like Recalls
SharingCalifornia State Senator Josh Newman has, for now, withdrawn a bill …
Seventh Time’s the Charm?
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Watch Out!
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The Hill as Hallucinogen
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Elon & Vivek to Cut Government?
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Lost Justice, Long Island
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Paul Jacob finds a sliver of a silver lining in …Read More »
Abolish. Or Set in Stone
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Paul Jacob knows what to do with hypocrisy on at …Read More »

The Soul of Citizen Government
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The Other Maine Thing
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Voters with Zombie Power
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The Blob
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Congo Prez Prizes Service
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Fiddling with the Franchise
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Bernie’s Slippery Definition of Democratic Socialism
SharingBernie Sanders has always given a comically slippery definition of democratic socialism. For …
Systemic Refocusing
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The Irony Law of Socialism
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The Incumbency vs. Progressives
Sharing“The Democratic Party leadership is choosing machine politics,” charged Alexandra …

Ignore Those Pesky Extremists!
We have nothing to fear from BIG GOVERNMENT! Click below for …
The Logic of Angry Crowds
“Inclusion in civil society” is an admirable goal, but what if …
One-Party Socialism?
As the President of the United States noodles around Cuba, …
Edmund Burke — “The people never give up their liberties but…”
“The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.” …
Tom Paine and “The Crisis”
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