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Benjamin Constant

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The Maine Con
SharingShould taxpayers be forced to fund their own foes? A group …
On the Road in South America, Part Three
SharingLast Friday, at the 2012 Global Forum on Modern Direct …
Corrupt Craft
SharingSome political opponents win your respect, even if not your …
Electing a Better Way
SharingFor the seventh time in the last 22 years, the Metro …
Government Dominated by Citizens?
SharingAn article in Miller-McCune entitled “Ballot Initiatives: Making the Grade” …

Watch Out!
November 21, 2024
Paul Jacob on strange edits in the Lone Star State.Read More »
The Hill as Hallucinogen
November 19, 2024
Paul Jacob on a false news story, gone but not …Read More »
Elon & Vivek to Cut Government?
November 18, 2024
Paul Jacob on who could help whom do what is …Read More »
Lost Justice, Long Island
November 15, 2024
Paul Jacob finds a sliver of a silver lining in …Read More »
Abolish. Or Set in Stone
November 13, 2024
Paul Jacob knows what to do with hypocrisy on at …Read More »

Term Limits for Cuba?
SharingYou can’t cheer some victories — they just don’t seem real. I mean, …
No a la Reelección
SharingHer name is Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and she’s Argentina’s …
Legislators, Tramps and Thieves
SharingIn the closing days of Arkansas’s 2013 legislative session, solons …
Bye Bye Bayh
SharingSenator Evan Bayh of Indiana is calling it quits, leaving …
Living on Markwayne Logic
SharingJust months ago, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R‑Okla.) made headlines by …

The Venezuela Chaos
SharingI have friends who call themselves anarchists. Their theory? Government …
Noble Traitors
Today marks a solemn anniversary. Seventy-nine years ago — on Feb. 22, 1943 — three …
Force Over Persuasion
SharingToday’s campus radicals assert that free speech is bad because …
Inclusivity Not Included
SharingThe 3rd annual Woman’s March strolled by over the weekend — a tiny …
What’s Up With Hate?
SharingReported hate crimes are up. Last year, you may remember, major …

Mega-state vs. Corporate Power
Building a mega-state to fight corporate power… …is like giving yourself AIDS …
The Ignorance of Experts
Richard Phillips Feynman May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) …
Don’t think legislators deserve a 150% pay raise?
The Arkansas legislature is on track to receive a massive pay …
“Regulation” should not be confused with “rule of law”
A “rule of law” is based on general principles, and …
Maybe they don’t know what they believe…
In one breath, they mock anyone who thinks that Bernie …