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The Man from THRO

Relevance: 13%      Posted on: November 10, 2018

Paul Jacob What can one person do? I wish Jack Gargan were here to answer that question — I can almost hear his characteristic chuckle, see the glint in his Irish eyes, in preparation for his answer. But sadly, Jack passed away last week in Thailand, where he had retired.…

Old Media Curses the Wind

Relevance: 13%      Posted on: April 13, 2014

In strategy meetings through the years, I’ve often heard conservative and Republican operatives complain, “If the mainstream media would only cover the issue fairly . . .” My advice? Don’t hold your breath. In lively discussions with friends from across the political spectrum, including a journalist or two, I’ve debated…

Thanksgiving 2009

Relevance: 13%      Posted on: November 26, 2009

Paul Jacob says “Thank You” What a difference a year makes. As I sit down to my Thanksgiving Day feast, that's what I'm thinking. And I certainly know I have a whole lot to be thankful for. Let me start by thanking you. For caring about freedom and justice. For…

Don’t Let Politicians Hit the Mute Button

Relevance: 13%      Posted on: November 3, 2018

Welcome, Townhall readers: for more links, go to our splash page for this column. Paul Jacob Our upcoming biennial exercise of democracy is not just a matter of choosing between the crooked liar and the racist thief. Aside from filling any number of federal, state and local offices, there will…

The First (and Most Important) First Amendment

Relevance: 12%      Posted on: June 7, 2018

Paul Jacob Last week’s most consequential story was not covered by a single television network or cable outlet. Nor was it discussed on talk radio. The major newspapers took no note of it, and not a single voice in the universe of blogs and news sites on the worldwide web…

Nonsense, precedented and petrified

Relevance: 12%      Posted on: April 9, 2012

When you hear the word “unprecedented,” reach for your . . . dictionary. But when you hear someone say we should be “petrified” of “democracy,” what do you reach for, then? Early last week, President Barack Obama railed against the Supreme Court and the possibility that it might overturn the…

Return to Republicanism?

Relevance: 10%      Posted on: October 1, 2014

I’m a republican. You’re a republican. It used to be that most Democrats were also republicans. Today, I’m not even sure that most Republicans are republicans. But I’m hoping you are, whether you vote R or D or something else. Or don’t vote at all. This is not an essay…

Down and Dispossessed in France (and America)

Relevance: 10%      Posted on: December 22, 2018

Priscillia Ludosky Paul Jacob Welcome, Townhall readers! We live in near-revolutionary times. And in France, protest has become interesting, as it is normal working people who are in revolt.The column is at Townhall, yes, but the links below point in other directions. Towards France, of course, but also . .…

Her Majesty Hillary’s Speech Police

Relevance: 10%      Posted on: May 9, 2015

U. S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont “independent” who caucuses with the Democrats and calls himself a “democratic socialist,” announced this week that he is seeking the Democratic Socialist Party’s nomination — er, I mean the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. One of the Vermonter’s most visceral claims to left-wing…

Common Sense Commentary

Relevance: 9%      Posted on: March 16, 2023

. . . recently published on this site. . . . Date (links to PDF) — Title (link to article) — Topic: April 26 — So Horrible? — Paul Jacob on what the government won’t tell us. April 25 — The CDC on Self-Defense — Paul Jacob demands to see…