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Fear and Freedom
Sharing“If Libertarian Gary Johnson doesn’t win the presidency,” I posted to …
The Year of Reform?
SharingThis year has brought good news for freedom and democracy …
The One-Man Petition Drive
SharingHurray for John Smelser! After five months of unfailing footwork, in …
The Cost of Reparations
SharingNearly 180 years ago, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold …
A Deafening Disquiet
Sharing“We are living in a world of disquiet,” offers U.N. Secretary-General …

Trump Ponders Privatizing Post Office
December 20, 2024
Paul Jacob sees difficulties in unloading America’s cherished/despised institution.Read More »
Only a Test?
December 19, 2024
Paul Jacob on another thing we can fail at.Read More »
Precogs in the Machine
December 18, 2024
Paul Jacob on a win against precog policing in Florida.Read More »
Girls [sic] Sports Saved
December 17, 2024
Paul Jacob on a matter bigger than proper punctuation.Read More »
Droning On
December 16, 2024
Paul Jacob on a problem no longer unidentified.Read More »

Trick and Treats
SharingAfter more than a year of big labor throwing industrial-size kitchen …
The Article V Path
SharingCan Americans term-limit Congress? Twenty-three states had passed term limits on …
Bye Bye Bayh
SharingSenator Evan Bayh of Indiana is calling it quits, leaving …
Meet the Personal Interest
“Poll after poll finds American voters believing the country is …
Saving Term Limits
SharingMost ballot measures to enact term limits triumph. According to …

Congress’s King
SharingPolitics today reveals a troubling dialectic. Thesis: President Trump boasts that …
What It Means
SharingThe most inspiring political event of my six decades on …
Extremist Against Charity
SharingVermont’s favorite son, Senator Bernie Sanders, has a long history of …
The Cost of Reparations
SharingNearly 180 years ago, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold …
The Whys Behind the Whats
Sharing“[H]ow quickly our differences worldwide would vanish,” said Ronald Reagan …

The Logic of Angry Crowds
“Inclusion in civil society” is an admirable goal, but what if …
On Labor Day…
The fact that communists pretended to be “for labor” doesn’t …
Awful Aspirations
A funny thing happened on the way to voting on …
Albert Einstein
“Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.” …
Bernie’s Slippery Definition of Democratic Socialism
Bernie Sanders has always given a comically slippery definition of democratic socialism. For …