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Freedom is the alone unoriginated birthright of man, and belongs to him by force of his humanity.…

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A Really Bad Sign
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Pension Tsunami
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Who Rules the French?
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Automatic Tax Hike Nixed
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The 22 Franc Minimum Wage
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Measures for Measures
November 23, 2024
This year was an interesting one for initiatives.Read More »
Denial Is a River in Argentina?
November 22, 2024
Paul Jacob on one country’s retreat from self-imposed poverty.Read More »
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 »

Sneaky Lobbyists Prefer Sneakiness
SharingThe Arkansas Chamber of Commerce’s CEO and chief lobbyist, Randy …
Reader’s Remorse
SharingYou know what buyer’s remorse is, right? The New York …
Market Power vs. Political Power
SharingCritics of term limits on elected officials sometimes say: “You …
Long Time (1996+12=2008) Coming
SharingBeen a long time coming. The twelve-year term limits law passed …
It’s the Stupid Spending
SharingThese United States are approaching a crisis. Mounting debt seems increasingly …

A Faulty Gun Report
SharingWhile statistics are generally unreliable, data about gun crimes often …
Overkill … for Your Health
SharingNews stories about death- and illness-by-vaping keep hitting us. But …
Gloating Time?
Sharing“The freak-out was something to behold,” I wrote two years ago. Newly …
A Deplorable Christmas
SharingJust in time for Christmas, Rolling Stone released a recorded interview …
Settling the Science
SharingA paper in the august science journal Nature,* on the …

Tom Paine and “The Crisis”
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Two Headed Beast
More War, More Cronyism, More Corporate Give-Aways, More CrowdedPrisons, More …
The Uncommon Author of Common Sense
Last week we noted the 243rd anniversary of the publication …
The Deadliest Mass Shooter
Democide is a term revived and redefined by the political scientist R. J. Rummel as …
Hillary’s Accomplishments
“I’m a progressive who likes to get things done.” —Hillary Clinton Click …