Category: by Paul Jacob

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Paul Jacob reviews the biggest story of the week in this Part One of the weekend’s two-part podcast:

Part Two will appear here on Sunday.

Paul asks and answers more than one question in this vlog edition of the weekend podcast:

This Week in Common Sense, August 31-September 4, 2020.

The video version of the weekend podcast. It’s a doozy, folks!

This Week in Common Sense for the last full week of August, 2020.

Paul has choice words about the biggest stories of the week:

This Week in Common Sense, August 17 – 21, 2020.

The video of the weekend podcast:

Debuted August 14, 2020.

The video version of this week’s podcast. Technical recording difficulties led to a less-than-glamorous presentation…

This Week in Common Sense, August 8, 2020.

Railroading Vancouver
Vancouver, Washington, Mayor Tim Leavitt enthusiastically supports a bridge project that …
Minimum Sense
Suddenly, the Democrats who dominate the Washington, D.C., City Council …
Don’t Copy Chávez
Americans eager to weaken various limits on political power here …
Townhall: Voter Suppression
This weekend’s column at Townhall.com covers the perennial legislative itch …
Arkansans, Call Your Lawyers
Seeing how the IRS flagrantly violates the civil rights of …

Skill-Free Teachers
January 10, 2025
Paul Jacob has a problem with illiterate and innumerate educators.Read More »
Bill Nye, the Jail-My-Debating-Opponent Guy
January 9, 2025
Paul Jacob is revolted at yet another Biden honoree.Read More »
Exit Trudeau
January 8, 2025
Paul Jacob on the future ex-prime minister.Read More »
GEC Bullet Ducked?
January 7, 2025
Paul Jacob on the bureaucrats’ persistent itch to censor us.Read More »
Pardon Me
January 6, 2025
Paul Jacob on the possible cover-up of the cover-up of …Read More »

Term Limits for the Memories
Opponents say term limits destroy “institutional knowledge.” Imagine legislatures where unsophisticated …
Mr. Majesty
Are American presidents becoming (or have they long since become) …
Resigned in Disgrace
The political insider’s method of dealing with scandal since President …
Empowering Abuse of Power
Have a yen to cling indefinitely to political power? You probably …
Frail and Disoriented
Senator Thad Cochran sure is experienced: eight years in the …

Greenlighting Socialism
Can we blame U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D‑NY), really? A decade …
The Obstruction
The federal government “shutdown” — now on reprieve — has been and continues to …
Re-Segregation
It is hard not to miss the ideological left’s inconsistency …
The Cost of Reparations
Nearly 180 years ago, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold …
Let There Be Light
The Washington Post sports a new masthead slogan: “Democracy Dies in Darkness,.” …