This Week in Common Sense

Paul Jacob reviews the big stories of the week, not least of which was the election of Javier Milei as Argentina's president — from the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: November 24 — Disagreeing With Päivi Räsänen — Paul Jacob defends religious speech in Finland. November 23 — One by One — Paul Jacob on what counts. November 22 — Untruth Speaker, Untruth Speaker — Paul Jacob on another teachable moment thanks to Donald Trump and his opponents. November 21 — One for the Memory Hole? — Paul Jacob on the latest onslaught of censorship and de-platforming. November 20 — The Outsider Who Won — Paul Jacob on the winner of the Argentinian presidential election. https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/against-leftards-and-for-free-speech

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: November 17 — The Bums’ Rush — Paul Jacob on how to clean up a big city from its putrid failures. November 16 — Limits “Of” not “To” — Paul Jacob on free speech. November 15 — Democratic Notion for Gotion — Paul Jacob on what to do with a corrupt local government: fire them all! November 14 — DeKalb Gas Stations DeKneecapped — Paul Jacob on a county ordinance bringing dystopian practices to Georgia. November 13 — It Is and It Isn’t — Paul Jacob on America’s most confused (and lied-about) government program. https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/cleaning-it-up-tyrant-style

Paul Jacob covers the big stories of the week from the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: November 10 — Domination by Pseudo-experts — Paul Jacob on the shape that election interference took in 2020 and onward. November 9 — Twelve-Point Play — Paul Jacob on unprecedented unpopularity at the top. November 8 — Why the Banks Are Failing Us — Paul Jacob on bad service as a policy. November 7 — Preparation HH Hornswoggle — Paul Jacob on today’s most consequential ballot measure. November 6 — Of Stopgaps and Ladders — Paul Jacob on the looming federal government shutdown. The audio podcast version: https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/living-under-the-chinese-curse

We begin with Jon Stewart's recent problems with Apple and China, and with, then, THE PROBLEM WITH JON STEWART! And we conclude with a discussion of Israel and Palestine. But in between Paul talks about the other stories of the week, from the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: October 20 — No Protection, No Duh — Paul Jacob on the assassination of RFK, Jr. October 19 — Un-Sportsmanlike Conduct — Paul Jacob says stop ripping off the kids. October 18 — Bill Gates Wants to Bury Trees — Paul Jacob on the latest silviculture debate. October 17 — The $145,000 Virtual Fine — Paul Jacob on the long, meddling arm of the CCP. October 16 — Amber Ebony Insanity — Paul Jacob decries the continuing rise of woke segregationism. The audio podcast version is hosted on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/after-we-chuckle

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: October 13 — Leverage & Resistance — Paul Jacob on the resistance in Republican ranks. October 12 — Fiscal Protector — Paul Jacob on where our public officials heads are at. October 11 — Unlisted Help — Paul Jacob on the tacit right governments lose track of. October 10 — Insane in the Meme Brain — Paul Jacob on the ideas that rule Congress and the political elites. October 9 — Why Criminals Commit Crimes — Paul Jacob promotes the common-sense view of criminality. AUDIO PODCAST: https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/insane-in-the-hillary-brain

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: October 6 — Don’t Fence Me In? — Paul Jacob notes the political impetus for a specific type of construction. October 5 — Kick the Can — Paul Jacob on the Speaker of the House, old and new. October 4 — America's Mayor Celebrates Communism — Paul Jacob on the sad, sad spectacle of a major American leader cozying up to the CCP. October 3 — Traditional Terrorism — Paul Jacob on the hallowed habits of leftist saboteurs. October 2 — Mass (Private) Transit — Paul Jacob on the future of getting there. ON SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/a-few-pointers

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: September 29 — Paralyzed Man Moves — Paul Jacob on the miracles of modern medicine. September 28 — Bad Math Baltimore— Paul Jacob adds two and two together. September 27 — A Gun with His Name On It — Paul Jacob on Trump’s odd predicament. September 26 — The California Experiment — Paul Jacob anticipates the outcomes of Governor Newsom’s gruesome new imposition. September 25 — Downshifting Before the Cliff — Paul Jacob on what the chief lemmings tell the under-lemmings about the mandated mad rush.

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: September 15 — Must Known Musk — Paul Jacob on freedom of speech and of the press in social media. September 14 — Conservatorships Now! — Paul Jacob on the party of principle’s perfectly practical proposal. September 13 — Swimming Against the Swamp — Paul Jacob on standing up for what you believe in — in politics. September 12 — Balking at the Ban — Paul Jacob on fallout from the New Mexico Governor’s temporary gun-ban “public health” measure. September 11 — Will We Comply? — Paul Jacob on the return of 2020’s annoying COVID duo, Fauci and Trump.

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: September 1 — Publish and Not Perish — Paul Jacob on the most pointless of all government “intellectual property” crackdowns. August 31 — Don’t Tread on Jaiden — Paul Jacob on flunking the public school authorities who were triggered by a flag patch. August 30 — The Chinese Biolab in California — Paul Jacob on a somewhat disturbing news story. August 29 — Shrink Shrank Shrunk — Paul Jacob on the necessity of private property rights and the criminalizing of theft. August 28 — Bashing Climate Change — Paul Jacob on fossil fuels as a boon to fighting climate change.

Paul Jacob discusses the ramifications of Vivek Ramaswamy's foreign policy quasi-gaffe.

Don't worry: no actual doggos were sent back to any pound. It's a metaphor. A metaphor for major corporate news media. They aren't fulfilling their watchdog roles any longer. Send them to the pound! From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org, Paul Jacob and Timothy Virkkala discuss five stories that even have some hope in them: August 11 — Outlawed But Unmoved — Paul Jacob retells the true tale of an unlicensed mover who shook things up. August 10 — Students Strike Back — Paul Jacob cheers on the fight against socialist college administrators. August 9 — Donors Don’t Donate Their Privacy — Paul Jacob looks at a legislative effort in one state, and its merits for all other states. August 8 —Time to Slap Grabby Hands — Paul Jacob applauds congressional action on civil asset forfeiture. August 7 — Big-Gov-Google-Plex — Paul Jacob on suit-slapping the social media censors.

The gerontocrats are in charge. We are not the better for it — and neither are they. Paul Jacob from the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org.

From ThisIsCommonSense.org: July 28 — “You in Your Whiteness” — Paul Jacob on Canada’s continuing cultural decay. July 27 — Not Having It — Paul Jacob on the curious (in)justice in the Hunter Biden case. July 26 — Won’t Come A-Knockin’ — Paul Jacob on the latest in IRS messaging. July 25 — BBC Apologizes, Bankers Squirm — Paul Jacob on the latest example of woke corporations dividing society. July 24 — Truth, Compassion & Forbearance — Paul Jacob doffs his hat on a sad anniversary. https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/nobody-believes-anything-any-longer

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: July 21 — Counterintuitive? — Paul Jacob on newfound success in preventing success. July 20 — Big Biz-Big China Alliance — Paul Jacob on corporations that collaborate with totalitarians abroad to persecute the innocent. July 19 — Haunted by the Specter of Mao — Paul Jacob finds the spook in Americans’ heads. July 18 — Bless You, John Kerry — Paul Jacob wrings out his handkerchief and irons out his . . . ironies. July 17, 2023 — Austerity Theater — Paul Jacob on something worse than hypocrisy run (biked) rampant. https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/in-praise-of-john-kerry

What was the rationale for Chinese re-actions to — and actions about — the new disease they let out of Wuhan? Paul Jacob has a theory, and it's backed up by a lot of evidence. But don't expect major, corporate media news sources to cover it. Expect to get it at ThisIsCommonSense.org. This week's stories: July 14, 2023 — Infected by Politics — Paul Jacob on yet more evidence for the Lab Leak Theory of SARS-CoV-2 origins. July 13, 2023 — The Sin of Skin Color — another victim of educators’ racist anti-racism cult. July 12, 2023 — The Bigger Boycott Before Bud Light — Paul Jacob adds up a sportswriter’s telling numbers. July 11, 2023 — Not Just a Border-Line Case — who is coming to America through a porous southern border. July 10, 2023 — First Amendment: Irrelevant? — a look at the excuses for, and then the frank defenses of, censorship. AUDIO PODCAST HOSTED AT SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/if-were-going-down-the-whole-worlds-going-with-us

From Independence Day through the China threat to the judiciary getting censorship and racial discrimination right — with a nod to Joan of Arc, too — Paul Jacob covers the big stories that appeared in the first week of July 2023: July 7, 2023 — Thomas & Thomas — Paul Jacob on the key problem with relying upon racism to explain different statistical results among the races. July 6, 2023 — Censors Cancelled — Paul Jacob on the latest in the case against social media thought suppression. July 5, 2023 — China’s Many Rushdies — Paul Jacob on another Chinazi crackdown. July 4, 2023 — A Declaration — Paul Jacob clarifies where we stand, with decent respect and some prudence. July 3, 2023 — Two Days & 50 Years — Paul Jacob celebrates a choice of celebrations. https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/variations-on-anathema

Our betters in Washington and in the State Capitol buildings often pat each other on the back, calling each other "experts" on this or that. But Paul Jacob has a judgment from experience. See ThisIsCommonSense.org: June 30 — Affirmative Action Disaffirmed — Paul Jacob on the college discrimination case. June 29 — Taken for Billions and Billions — Paul Jacob on why the lost loot. June 28 — A Simulacrum of Solace — Paul Jacob on the new era of politics. June 27 — Term Limits for Thee — Paul Jacob on the permutations of power. June 26 — High Court Too Busy — Paul Jacob laments the latest on the degradation of free speech and freedom of contract rights.

The big stories of the week from the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org. June 23 — Dictators on Parade — Paul Jacob on what’s in a name. June 22 — The Precedentedness of It All — Paul Jacob on what the federal government lacks. June 21 — Google Can’t Have That — Paul Jacob on the American habit of censorship. June 20 — Wannabe Dictator — Paul Jacob on the Tyrant Who Must Not Be Named. June 19 — Freedom Festival — Paul Jacob on a celebration for the ages … and for all. Audio podcast hosted at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/how-to-set-up-a-dictatorship

From Joe Biden to our inconsequential Congress, America needs both criticism and charity. Paul Jacob provides both, from the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org. June 16 — Guilty of Claiming Innocence — Paul Jacob on going gangsta on the gangstas in government. June 15 — Patients Zero (1, 2, 3) — Paul Jacob on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. June 14 — After Anarchy, Sue! — Paul Jacob on the legal repercussions of 2020’s Summer of Love. June 13 — Facing the Debt with Deceit — Paul Jacob on the trillion-dollar coin’s past and future. June 12 — The Cuban Missive Crisis — Paul Jacob on the latest reach of the Chinazis into the Americas.

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org, four stories: June 2 — Government Greed Swept in Double-Header — Paul Jacob finds two good results in recent federal court rulings. June 1 — Don’t Make It Easy — Paul Jacob on how to undermine civilization, one legging at a time. May 31 — Look Who Took a Mile — Paul Jacob on the confessions of our pandemic overlords. May 30 — Destroying (& Saving) Debate — Paul Jacob takes the negative on mandating Marxism in high school debate)

Paul Jacob takes the headlines from ThisIsCommonSense.org and expands upon the big stories of the week: May 12 — On the 1197th Day… — Paul Jacob heralds the end of the COVID crisis. May 11 — Deadbeat California — Paul Jacob on a debt unpaid, and the unlucky folks forced to pay it. May 10 — Here-at-Home Problem — Paul Jacob on not being too scared to talk about one’s enemy. May 9 — Public TV Vetoed — Paul Jacob on a controversial move by Oklahoma’s governor. May 8 — Big Guy, Little Guy— Paul Jacob on the biggest little corruption story of our time.

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org, Paul Jacob worries about our leaders [deserved] lack of legitimacy: May 5 — Incredulity Doesn’t Cut It — Paul Jacob on another local government playing Monopoly. May 4 —Back-Pedaling at the Speed of Lies — Paul Jacob on COVID leaders who now deny they led us astray. May 3 — Debt for Pakistani Trans — Paul Jacob on yet another blip in the Wall. May 2 — Freedom vs Force at Harvard — Paul Jacob marks the formation of a new adult crusader group for free speech. May 1 — Biden Brazenness Against Religion — Paul Jacob laments the religious war now escalating.

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: April 21 — Sticking It to the People — Paul Jacob on a city of people caught in the crossfire of politicians. April 20 — It’s a Crime — Paul Jacob on a clear case of property rights infringed, and government doing little to prevent it. April 19 — Queen’s Color Guard — Paul Jacob on the latest racist nonsense from Netflix. April 18 — Make Them Pay — Paul Jacob on California ramping up socialism another notch. April 17 — Censored Under Pressure — Paul Jacob on a lawsuit against corporate and governmental string-pulling to squelch legitimate First Amendment rights. Audio podcast hosted at https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/shot-heard-round-the-world

From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org: April 14 — It’s Over But It Isn’t — Paul Jacob on the brain death of pandemic policy and politics. April 13 — Do Anything — Paul Jacob on the extreme of term-limit-o-phobia. April 12 — Trans-Violent — Paul Jacob on kindness and love for trans — and arrests for trans activists. April 11 — Partisanship & Pretense — Paul Jacob on the Tennessee ouster. April 10 — A Package Deal — Paul Jacob on government censors walking the walk.

From the pages of Common Sense With Paul Jacob, five big stories: March 31 — The Regime Shows Its Fangs — Paul Jacob speculates about the nature of evil. March 30 — Why We Fight — Paul Jacob on how the president can better recruit volunteers. March 29 — No Mystery, Just Confusion — Paul Jacob hazards the lingo of the woke. March 28 — The Giveaway Epidemic — Paul Jacob on politicians out of control. March 27 — Assumptions Attack — Paul Jacob on an embarrassing drug bust and its artistic aftermath. From the pages of ThisIsCommonSense.org, the audio version of this podcast can be found at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/we-fight-why