Filner Shows There Are No Secret Sins Today
A number of years back, there was a San Francisco mayor of whom it was said, “Three drinks and he thinks he’s invisible.” He wasn’t. Today, with the Internet and a camera in everyone’s pocket and a culture where people are willing to share their lives with the world in 140 characters or less, it’s […]
Forget The Governorship, GOP. Focus Down Ballot
Why are the Republicans even talking about winning back the governorship? It’s clear that they don’t have a candidate with a chance. And Gov. Jerry Brown has been so focused on locking austerity levels of spending in place that he’d stand a decent chance of winning a Republican primary. (Maybe Democrats should be asking who […]
Marketplace Fairness Could Mean Tax Cuts
The primary economic goal of conservatives should be to decouple the government from the economy at every opportunity, from prohibiting regulators from playing favorites to lowering taxes. As a recent report by eminent economists Donna Arduin and Arthur B. Laffer—and budgetary developments in Wisconsin and Ohio—demonstrate, the Marketplace Fairness Act would help forward pro-growth goals […]
The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act
Aside from President Obama going after patent trolls, what is going on at the federal level on legal reform? Recently, U.S. Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa and Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas introduced legislation to reduce abusive lawsuits that plague the United States legal system. The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA) imposes mandatory sanctions for lawyers […]
The True Cost of Limiting Smartphone Access
Imagine something that you could never live without. For almost a third of Americans, that item is their mobile phone. According to a recent Pew Charitable Trust study, a mobile phone is more than just a communication tool; it’s a direct connection to health information, news, online banking and other services for many Americans. More […]