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Legislative Dreamin’
California voters love their state’s process for placing initiatives and …
Fake Emergencies & Genuine Democracy
Legislators aren’t honest. Or maybe in Colorado and Oregon they just …
On the Road in South America, Part Three
Last Friday, at the 2012 Global Forum on Modern Direct …
Suppressed Measure Woulda Won
Arkansas politicians and their cronies were terrified by Issue 3. …
Amendment 2 … In Plain English
NOTE: This is a revised, updated episode, as played on radio stations. …

Free to Advise
February 17, 2026
Paul Jacob’s lawyers insist that this isn’t legal advice!Read More »
A Great Un-Finding
February 16, 2026
Paul Jacob celebrates President Trump’s order to re-establish constitutional balance.Read More »
Ed Crane’s Beautiful Panacea
February 13, 2026
Paul Jacob on the passing of a libertarian legend.Read More »
Sir Surtax
February 12, 2026
Paul Jacob is already tired of the new old nonsense.Read More »
Medicine Reverses Course
February 11, 2026
Paul Jacob on major institutional shifts on “gender” surgery for …Read More »

Conflicts Perplexing Prominent Politicians
When does the same old song-and-dance, performed by yet another …
United We Term-Limit
Most Americans appreciate the truth of Lord Acton’s venerable dictum: …
Democratic-Republican Day
“We live in a republic,” I often hear, “not a democracy!” Sometimes it …
Resigned in Disgrace
The political insider’s method of dealing with scandal since President …
Land of Limited Terms
It’s baaaaaack. The issue that won’t go away: Term limits. I …

The Irony Law of Socialism
Under capitalism, said the old socialists, “the rich get richer …
Five for Ferguson
Michael Brown is dead. No video can bring him back. As …
Green New Extremism
Citation is here. And here.
Inclusivity Not Included
The 3rd annual Woman’s March strolled by over the weekend — a tiny …
Bernie’s Slippery Definition of Democratic Socialism
Bernie Sanders has always given a comically slippery definition of democratic socialism. For …