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# Jacob Sullum

(1965)   Journalist

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Jacob Sullum is a journalist.

## Quick Facts About Jacob Sullum

Born September 5, 1965

Profession Journalist

## About Jacob Sullum

American journalist... \| Jacob Z. Sullum is a syndicated newspaper columnist with Creators Syndicate and a senior editor at Reason magazine. He focuses most of his writings on shrinking the realm of politics and expanding individual choice. He was interviewed in the 2004 documentary Super Size Me.

##  Quotes by Jacob Sullum

> [If the fact that people make poor decisions is reason enough for the government to second-guess their decisions about dangerous activities such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-sullum/if-the-fact-that-people-make-poor-decisions-is-reason-enough-for-the/)

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[Activity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activity/)

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> [We can't depend on consumers to spend money they don't have on stuff they don't need, so the government has to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-sullum/we-can-t-depend-on-consumers-to-spend-money-they-don-t-have-on-stuff/)

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[Consumers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consumers/)

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> [...there is no evidence that casual exposure to secondhand smoke has any impact on your life expectancy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-sullum/there-is-no-evidence-that-casual-exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-has-any/)

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[Casual](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/casual/)

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