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Jeremy Bentham

Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.

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Thou Shalt Not Mess Up Health Care
SharingLast year, in Arizona, a narrow defeat for Proposition 101, the …
Holding All the Trumps
SharingLast week, Idaho’s Senate Bill 1159 — “the bill to make it …
The Battle Ahead
Paul Jacob worries about the foreign policy challenges that face …
The People Are Restless
SharingScott Rasmussen’s polling company, Rasmussen Reports, asks questions the establishment …
Red Lights, Green Roads
SharingWashington State activist Tim Eyman could celebrate election night. Several …

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 »

Video: California Term Limit Scam
SharingCAUTION: A carefully concocted measure designed to fool the voters. Pass …
The Blob
SharingSometimes people say that term limits are irrelevant. It’s not …
The Big Phony
SharingIn 2014, Bruce Rauner won the top job in Illinois …
Burkina Faso and Arkansas
SharingMaybe Burkina Faso, in northwest Africa between Mali and Niger, …
Nineteen Seconds and Counting
We witnessed the epitome of uber-experienced Washington, last week, when …

Five for Ferguson
SharingMichael Brown is dead. No video can bring him back. As …
America, the Debatable?
Sharing“A divided America gathers for Fourth,” The Washington Post headlined …
Gloating Time?
Sharing“The freak-out was something to behold,” I wrote two years ago. Newly …
Bernie and Economic Law
SharingOne of the things Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is known …
Make Others Pay?
SharingSpecial Olympics has found a way to get kids and young …

Two Headed Beast
More War, More Cronyism, More Corporate Give-Aways, More CrowdedPrisons, More …
Is Denmark Socialist?
First… some definitions: Socialism advocates the public ownership (or control) of business …
“Populism” and Leader Worship
Red Flag! When leader worship is called a “people’s movement.” It …
Equality vs. Freedom
“A society that puts equality — in the sense of equality of …
The Socialist Pledge
What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine… is mine.