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Salman Rushdie

[T]he moment you limit free speech, it’s not free speech.

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Righteous Recalls
SharingAccording to Ballotpedia.org, a wiki-based website created by the Citizens in …
Rocky Mountain Low
SharingIn the closing days of this year’s legislative session, Colorado …
Badgering as Democracy in Action
SharingThe citizen initiative depends on a few habits and institutions. Free speech …
Evergreen Eyman
Sharing“Initiative 1366 is blackmail,” one plaintiff charged. No; it’s just political hardball. …
Winners and Losers
SharingCalifornia’s initiative process gets blamed for every political problem the …

Taking Out The
November 1, 2024
Paul Jacob on Orwell’s worst nightmare.Read More »
Gnashing of Teeth
October 31, 2024
Paul Jacob and the issue lying just under the surface …Read More »
Forever Be Changed
October 30, 2024
Paul Jacob on Kamala Harris gloating about legally harassing parents …Read More »
Down the River
October 29, 2024
Paul Jacob on journalists sticking to “principles.”Read More »
Censors Slapped at Start
October 28, 2024
Paul Jacob on the stillbirth of California’s spanking new anti-satire …Read More »

“Dorky” Doesn’t Define It
Sharing“Term limits,” said Daniel McCarthy, editor of The Modern Age, …
A Trout in the Milk
SharingThis week, the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Judge Neil Gorsuch, …
Nebraska Initiative: Open or Closed?
SharingIn 2008, State Senator DiAnna Schimek’s 20-year legislative career came …
Congressional Stagnation at an End?
SharingWith this last election, 87 percent of House incumbents who …
Abiding by Term Limits
SharingU.S. Senator Tom Coburn would easily win a third term in …

The Debate Begins?
SharingThe Green New Deal? So yesterday! “Millionaires and billionaires” paying …
Pigment Politics
Sharing“VOTE LIKE YOU,” read the Election Day sign from last …
Bellicose Exclusions
Sharing“Jones and his Infowars nutritional supplement sales empire are having …
Spoiler Season
Sharing“Libertarians poll high enough to tip key races,” informs The …
Evergreen State Blues
SharingOne of the things many people no longer understand about …

Net Neutrality Lunacy
“The very same government that couldn’t even build a functional website …
Tiananmen Square
“The same thing will happen in China that happened in …
Corporate influence…
Corporations can buy unfair favors from government…because government has unfair …
What Kind of Ice Cream Cone?
When I wrote about the Donald’s change of troop positions abroad …
An Argument in Favor of Term Limits
“As a lobbyist, I was completely against term limits, and I know a lot …