Fourth Down for a Train Wreck
In modern professional football, when a team makes a play in which the ruling on the field favors them, even though they may not have completed a pass or recovered a fumble successfully, the players try to get off the next play before the official’s ruling is challenged and the play is reviewed. The High […]
A Feinstein Rout Will be Bad News for California
It’s looking more and more like Sen. Dianne Feinstein is going to get another walkover when she runs for re-election this November and that’s bad news for California. Nothing against Feinstein, who’s been a thoughtful, moderate and popular officeholder during her 19 years in the Senate. But it’s just wrong that someone should be able […]
Will Facebook’s IPO Save Californians from the Need to Have an Honest Conversation?
There must be something inherently gratifying about governing by crisis. I imagine it gives policymakers a sense that their heroic actions to save our state from perpetual crises are why they entered public service in the first place. After all, planning for the future may not bear fruit until long after a lawmaker’s term has expired. One […]
Give Fracking a Break
Ever since the first Arab oil embargo in 1973, we’ve heard a line of reasoning that goes something like this: The United States is running out of oil and natural gas. We need to import ever-increasing quantities of oil from other countries, many of which hate us. That means we are slowly enriching our enemies. […]