Overcoming Government Gridlock has to Hurdle Many Obstacles
What causes the lack of bipartisanship that has brought gridlock to government? The Bipartisan Policy Center explored a number of possibilities as it kicked off a countrywide tour of “National Conversations on American Unity” at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley last week. Former Congressman Dan Glickman placed the blame on […]
Should California Governor Jerry Brown Take a Victory Lap?
“Memento Mori” – “Remember your mortality” – was whispered into the ears of Roman generals as they celebrated their great military triumphs. Someone should be whispering something similar in the ear of Gov. Jerry Brown, who has been quick to celebrate his tax and budget “triumph” and to denounce as “declinists” those who threaten to […]
CA Leaders Still Attacking Businesses, Jobs
While I am an eternal optimist, it is impossible to ignore that California is bleeding jobs. I am also a realist. Unfortunately for the Golden State, California’s leaders and lawmakers continue to ignore the facts, and instead continue to push through the same failed policies of higher taxes, more fees, and more regulations — continually […]
Anthem Mandatory Mail Order
State officials and the courts should act to prevent California’s most vulnerable patients from losing their freedom to obtain their prescription medications from their local community pharmacists. Last December, the media reported that Anthem Blue Cross had planned for a single mail-order pharmacy, CuraScript, to be responsible for filling all prescriptions for patients who require […]