Shake, Abel, Shake
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Abel Maldonado has shaken up his campaign. There’s good and bad in this news. First, the good. Maldonado’s shake-up serves as a helpful reminder that there is an Abel Maldonado campaign for governor. I had a vague notion that there might be such a campaign going on, but this […]
Losses and Wins for Small Business
It’s too early to assess all the bills of concern or hope for the business community given the last minute flurry of action as the legislature closed down for the year. With bills whipping through the legislature in the closing day of session, small businesses are always on edge but there were minuses and some […]
Despite Colorado Recall, CA Legislature Passes Gun Control Bills
The surprising recall election of two Colorado Democratic lawmakers Tuesday for backing gun control laws was a warning shot for lawmakers across America eager for more gun control laws. Not for the Democratic supermajority in the California Legislature. More than two dozen gun control bills are being voted on this week. And while lawmakers are making a pretense […]
Did Democracy Bankrupt Our Cities?
In a recent bracing post titled “Detroit’s Death by Democracy,” George Will located the root of that city’s problems not in its lack of economic diversification but in our very system of government: democracy. Will wrote that the Motor City’s recently filed bankruptcy provokes “worrisome questions about the viability of democracy in jurisdictions where big […]