Common Sense with Paul Jacob

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Aristotle

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book One.

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Minimum Shock
“Three restaurants vacated the Bay this week, with Berkeley’s Bistro …
Professional Politicians & Crony Capitalists
Yesterday, I explained how the official title for California’s Proposition 28 …
Electing a Better Way
For the seventh time in the last 22 years, the Metro …
Video: On the Road in South America, Part Two
Taking a few moments away from the main events of the …
Another Trout in the Milk
Maine’s small farmers had held out great hope for LD …

Equality, Not Excellence
February 6, 2026
Paul Jacob on applying socialism to education rigorously.Read More »
The Unstoppable Kill Switch
February 5, 2026
Paul Jacob on bipartisan support for Big Brother.Read More »
Federal Election Takeover?
February 4, 2026
Paul Jacob on what passes for public debate on election …Read More »
Initiative Killers
February 3, 2026
Paul Jacob on the motivation that must not be named.Read More »
Everyone Dies?
February 2, 2026
Paul Jacob reconsiders his fear of AI but remains wary …Read More »

Terms for Taxes
Years ago, I dubbed Tim Eyman “America’s #1 freedom fighter,” and …
The One-Man Petition Drive
Hurray for John Smelser! After five months of unfailing footwork, in …
The Junk Bond State
What a pleasure — comparing notes with Nick Tomboulides, executive director of U.S. …
Keystone Correlation
Ninety-three-year-old Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe with phony elections and brutal …
The Next Election
Elections are wonderful, even when the results are awfully hard …

Inclusivity Not Included
The 3rd annual Woman’s March strolled by over the weekend — a tiny …
Against Spying on American Journalists
Does the Federal Bureau of Investigation have a file on you? Does …
Noble Traitors
Today marks a solemn anniversary. Seventy-nine years ago — on Feb. 22, 1943 — three …
The Obstruction
The federal government “shutdown” — now on reprieve — has been and continues to …
Cuban Slave Doctors
Did Cuba and Brazil just prove Sen. Rand Paul right …