Thought

Paul Bourget

There are conditions of blindness so voluntary that they become complicity.
Paul Bourget, Cosmopolis (1892), Chapter 5 “Countess Steno.”

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Trading One Right for Another
SharingTrades are not unheard of in politics, but somehow they …
What Does Bloomberg Stand . . . Fore!
SharingHey! I’ve got something good to say about the anti-democratic …
Advice & Conceit
SharingThe core idea behind the institutions of representative government — …
Who Works For Whom?
SharingOn the difference between citizen control and a cheap imitation. …
Cheaters Never Prosper
Sharing“I want to go home,” Arkansas State Senator Jon Woods …

The French King Flip Flap
May 10, 2024
Paul Jacob on how to avoid becoming satirizable.Read More »
ATF’s 115-Year Mistake
May 9, 2024
Paul Jacob on the public’s right to know — and …Read More »
Junk Force
May 8, 2024
Paul Jacob speculates on the next job for government — …Read More »
The Great Weed Fake-Out
May 7, 2024
Paul Jacob observes that Biden’s done almost nothing to end …Read More »
Inflation & the Infirm Incumbent
May 6, 2024
Paul Jacob turns to the stupid economy and its chief …Read More »

Term Limits for the Memories
SharingOpponents say term limits destroy “institutional knowledge.” Imagine legislatures where …
Calling Hatch Home
SharingBack in 2012, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch pledged that, if …
Beto’s Best Reform
Sharing“All too often politicians focus on their own re-election,” says …
Terms for Taxes
SharingYears ago, I dubbed Tim Eyman “America’s #1 freedom fighter,” …
Coming to Terms with A Logical Fallacy
SharingGood people can disagree about term limits. It’s not a …

Overkill . . . for Your Health
SharingNews stories about death- and illness-by-vaping keep hitting us. But …
Into and Out of the Muck
SharingYesterday I referenced “pigs flying” . . . and Icarus’s …
Townhall: Don’t Interrupt the Democrats
SharingAt Townhall, Paul Jacob cuts Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez enough slack for the …
Snowden Won?
Sharing“The phone records program” that Edward Snowden risked life, limb …
Leave Those Kids Alone
SharingCongress created The National Commission on Military, National, and Public …

Bernie’s Slippery Definition of Democratic Socialism
Bernie Sanders has always given a comically slippery definition of democratic socialism. …
How Socialism Kills
3 Ways That Socialism Kills: state enforced redistribution requires violence …
“I’ve Got a Plan for That.”
“If you start from a belief that the most knowledgeable …
Government
You can’t feed a part of it without feeding the whole …
Hillary’s Accomplishments
“I’m a progressive who likes to get things done.” —Hillary …