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Initiative, Referendum and Recall (refresh for more)

Death Star Destroys Democracy
“I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if …
Fake Emergencies & Genuine Democracy
SharingLegislators aren’t honest. Or maybe in Colorado and Oregon they …
Railroading Vancouver
SharingVancouver, Washington, Mayor Tim Leavitt enthusiastically supports a bridge project …
The Return of the Philosopher King
SharingOn Sunday, at Townhall, I addressed the whining attacks on …
Principle and Compromise
SharingLast Friday, Tim Eyman — the Evergreen State’s best-known ballot …

Term Limits (refresh for more)

Professional Politicians & Crony Capitalists
SharingYesterday, I explained how the official title for California’s Proposition …
Trump Should Look to Peru
SharingDemocracy can degrade into other things, even strong-man rule. To avoid such …
Captured Congress
Sharing“Do you think party leaders exert too much control over …
Is He Serious?
SharingIllinois Gov. Bruce Rauner ran for his state’s highest office …
Knock Down the Incumbency
SharingOver the weekend, I suffered through Knock Down the House …

Popular Posts (refresh for more)

MSNBC Goes Caracas?
SharingExpressing the surprise in some quarters that Venezuelan despot “Maduro …
My Privilege Isn’t White
Sharing“White privilege” is all the rage . . . on …
Five for Ferguson
SharingMichael Brown is dead. No video can bring him back. …
They Aren’t Lying Now?
Sharing“You lie!” When U.S. Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) shouted this …
The Hilarity of a Serious Threat
SharingIs today’s politics tragic or comic? Take the current Democratic …

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.

Memes (refresh for more)

A Proud Progressive…
…bravely fighting income inequality one target at a time! Click …
Warren and the Bogeyman State
“…the bogeyman government is like the bogeyman under the bed. …
Bernie’s Principled Recommendation
Bernie Sanders, man of principle, translated: Sure Gary has taken …
Why government is (almost) never the solution. . .
When you systematically reward failure, incompetence and irresponsibility…what results should …
What Kind of a Socialist is Bernie?
He’s never met a government monopoly he didn’t love, or …

Immanuel Kant

Sybil’s Ride

So Horrible?

The CDC on Self-Defense

Idaho Foils Foul Harvest

College Censors Squelched

Brave New Budgets