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Principle and Compromise
SharingLast Friday, Tim Eyman — the Evergreen State’s best-known ballot initiative practitioner — won …
Another Protected Incumbent
SharingIt’s an impasse worthy of Joseph Heller. The author of …
A Different Conversation
Sharing“Here’s the difference between me and the other candidates,” says …
Bad for Monopolists
SharingThe political class hates term limits. It’s official. A new Cato …
After Recall, Revival
SharingIs San Francisco waking up from its dystopian nightmare? The egalitarians …

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 »

Congressional Stagnation at an End?
SharingWith this last election, 87 percent of House incumbents who …
A Barney Frank Appraisal
SharingGuess what: The disastrous policies that spawned our recent mortgage …
Eternal Vigilance
SharingThere have always been prophets of doom. Thomas Malthus predicted …
Market Power vs. Political Power
SharingCritics of term limits on elected officials sometimes say: “You …
Legislators Turned Lobbyists Turned Altruists
SharingLegislative bosses, the state’s most powerful special interests and a fake …

Are Democrats Socialists?
SharingDoes it matter that the chair of the Democratic National …
Creeping Bernie-ism
SharingIf you have been watching Tucker Carlson, recently, on Fox …
After Them, the Deluge
SharingOne might be forgiven for finding Sen. Kamala Harris the …
Who Benefits From Our Fears?
Sharing“Think of the children!” I have daughters. And neighbors, nephews, nieces, …
Christmas Is Coming
SharingWhen I was a kid, every December day was like a rocket-launch countdown …

Indicting Incumbency
How does that old, pithy anti-term limits slogan go, again? …
Heinlein: Fire and Fusion
“…like fire and fusion, government is a dangerous servant and a terrible …
The Deadliest Mass Shooter
Democide is a term revived and redefined by the political scientist R. J. Rummel as …
Ignore Those Pesky Extremists!
We have nothing to fear from BIG GOVERNMENT! Click below for …
Alexander Cockburn, First Rule of Journalism
“The First Rule of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather …