James “Whitey” Bulger adamantly denies two of the 19 murders he’s accused of committing and for which he’s now on trial in a Boston federal court, along with facing a dozen lesser charges. Decades ago, the 83-year old reputed mobster allegedly ran much of the city’s organized crime. Whitey may…
Can we blame U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), really? Being ambitious and bold are not usually considered bad things. And her most ambitious, boldest proposal is not exactly without precedent. A decade of quantitative easing, along with trillion-dollar annual deficits run up recently by congressional Republicans, have laid the debt-ridden tracks…
Two big stories: two judges in different cases — one went one way, the other got it right. Paul discusses: https://youtu.be/x9KVYeLn_Kc
President Obama and other politicians are taking a wide stance over the nation’s public restrooms. Important bathroom policy will finally be determined at the highest levels. In early May, public school educators nationwide received a legalistically-worded joint letter from the Departments of Justice and Education explaining how to legally treat…
CAUTION: A carefully concocted measure designed to fool the voters. Pass this on. It is important. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruTn1kkvv6Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Paul Jacob Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of Americans, many of them young students, demonstrated against “gun-violence” by participating in the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., and around the country. Not me. I stayed home and wrote this column, instead. And not to disparage the efforts of all those…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 . .…
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…
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