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September 1, 2026 - The Jewish Question?
Government loves a list. It loves categories, identification numbers, demographic boxes, databases and tracking systems, each created with assurances that the information will be used responsibly and only for its stated purpose. Sometimes those systems genuinely improve accountability. Sometimes they reveal that the government has developed a remarkable ability to count things it cannot competently manage.
In this episode of Plausibly Live: The Dave Bowman Show, Dave begins with a proposed federal system for tracking mail-ballot envelopes. The barcode would not record how a person voted, but…
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