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This weekend, the podcast covers not only last week but foreshadows next week:

This Week in Common Sense, April 6 – 10, 2020.

Initiative, Referendum and Recall (refresh for more)

The Quadrennial Distraction
SharingAs the leading Republican candidate for the presidency ascends into …
Townhall: Plumber Wrench into the Gears of Gun Control
SharingThe First and Second Amendment are very good friends. It …
Sketchiest Etching
State legislators placed Proposal 1 on the Michigan ballot to …
Discord Over Spending in Concord
SharingI’ve read the proposed amendment to the Concord, New Hampshire, …
Christmas in California?
“Gray Davis was never in a position to play Santa …

Recent Posts

Among the Ungovernable
May 3, 2024
Paul Jacob on where Donald Trump will be in late …Read More »
Second Amendment Privacy Act
May 2, 2024
Paul Jacob on a big win for gun rights.Read More »
They Don’t Get It
May 1, 2024
Paul Jacob on Jerry Seinfeld’s explanation for why we cannot …Read More »
Hypocrisy’s Cash Value
April 30, 2024
Paul Jacob on our principle-challenged politicians.Read More »
Criminal Discrimination?
April 29, 2024
Paul Jacob on criminalizing the avoidance of criminals.Read More »

Term Limits (refresh for more)

Too Ignorant to Lead
SharingI’m convinced. Oklahoma State Senator Mike Schulz, leader of his …
Committee Chair Limits, RIP?
SharingAdvocates of limited government have lamented the decline and fall …
The Smoking Russian Donut
Sharing“Politicians in prison garb,” headlined a recent Sun Sentinel editorial, …
Nashville’s Trojan Horse
SharingBeware of politicians bearing gifts. The titans on the Metro …
Sketchiest Etching
State legislators placed Proposal 1 on the Michigan ballot to …

Today in Freedom

On May 4, 1796, American historian William H. Prescott was born. Prescott’s History of the Conquest of Mexico and his Conquest of Peru remain classic works of well-researched, “scientific history.” Prescott, Arizona, was named in his honor.

The May Fourth Movement began on May 4, in 1919: Student demonstrations took place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.

In 1961 on May 4, the “Freedom Riders” began a bus trip through the South.

Memes (refresh for more)

Progressives – Useful Enablers of Corporate Power
Outraged progressives…writing regulations…that only rich corporations can afford to follow! …
Two Headed Beast
More War, More Cronyism, More Corporate Give-Aways, More CrowdedPrisons, More …
Term Limits and Jefferson
“My reason for fixing them in office for a term …
Salman Rushdie on Free Speech
“The moment you limit free speech, it’s not free speech.” …
Read the White Rose Leaflets
“Nothing is so unworthy of a civilized nation as allowing …

Hugo Grotius

Prescott, Tiananmen & the Freedom Riders

Among the Ungovernable

Second Amendment Privacy Act

They Don’t Get It

Hypocrisy’s Cash Value

Criminal Discrimination?