Listen: Different Screams

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Post date April 30, 2022
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Paul Jacob laughs, sighs, weeps, cheers, and jeers his way through the big stories of the week.

This Week in Common Sense for April 29, 2022.

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The Gig Is Up
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The Lion of Oregon
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The Great Faction
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No Exaggeration Necessary
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Recall Legal Scholars?
“For weeks, legal scholars have debated whether the recall election …

Trump Should Look to Peru
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Professional Politicians & Crony Capitalists
SharingYesterday, I explained how the official title for California’s Proposition …
Eternal Vigilance
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Dousing the Dumpster Fire
Sharing“Congress is less popular than traffic jams, root canals, and …
A New Tammany?
Sharing“We’ve been there and done that and voted not to …

Where the Beef Is
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A Faulty Gun Report
SharingWhile statistics are generally unreliable, data about gun crimes often …
Strategic Disengagement
SharingThe policy was announced in a Tweet: President Trump said …
The Court-Packers
Sharing“What if there were five justices selected by Democrats,” presidential …
Pulling It Off
SharingGive democratic socialism a chance? So says Dr. Cornel West, …

On April 26, 1777, Sibyl Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British. Her ride was over twice as long as Paul Revere’s more famous effort.

On the same day in 1805, United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon, an important event in the First Barbary War.

In April 26, 1865, Union cavalry troopers cornered John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln, in Virginia, shooting him to death. There was no interrogation.