The Press v. The People – ThisIsCommonSense.org

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Paul Jacob’s recap of the week begins with a tale of press bias, insider powerlust, taxation, and . . . Tim Eyman.

This Week in Common Sense, Part One: August 23, 2019.

Initiative, Referendum and Recall (refresh for more)

A Rose Blooms in Michigan
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Time to Wait
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E-Power to the People
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Winners and Losers
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On the Road in South America, Part Three
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Today in Freedom

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.

Immanuel Kant

Sybil’s Ride

So Horrible?

The CDC on Self-Defense

Idaho Foils Foul Harvest

College Censors Squelched

Brave New Budgets