Election Reform Brings Its Own Problems
When San Francisco voters go to the polls today, they might want to remember a familiar axiom: Be careful what you wish for. This election for mayor, district attorney and sheriff includes the type of progressive rules campaign reform advocates dream of: Public financing! Ranked-choice voting! Low, low $500 contribution limits! And every one of […]
Never Bet Against the Sexual Harasser
The media consensus is that Herman Cain’s goose is cooked. The reason? New accusations that he’s a sexual harasser. This of course makes no sense. Because they have a name in politics for sexual harassers. Winners. Here’s a test. Try to think of a sexually harassing politician who lost because of his behavior (or her) […]
Californians Should Get Another Vote on High Speed Rail
Imagine you found the house of your dreams. The price is $450,000. You sign papers only to later learn the sellers made a mistake. The price for the house is actually $1 million. Fortunately, under California real estate law, you can back out of the deal. But if you were a California voter buying a […]
The Young Entrepreneurs Who Will Save the California Economy
As set out over the past few years at Fox and Hounds, there are big reasons to be concerned about our employment future in California. We have built vast entitlement systems that are far removed from jobs. The marches of technology and globalization continue to permanently eliminate jobs. Our retail and financial services sectors are […]