Last Week’s Gubernatorial Debate Should Have Been the Last
Did we just watch the last California gubernatorial debate–ever? Trick question. It appears very few of us bothered to watch last week’s debate between Governor Jerry Brown and challenger Neel Kashkari. If this proves to be the last such debate–a real possibility since there was almost no debate this year–most Californians wouldn’t notice the event’s […]
A Preview of Six States Battle Running in Scotland, If – Big IF – Six States Qualifies
Governor Jerry Brown is proud of saying that California stands as the eighth largest economy in the world. It could move up dramatically if Scotland votes in a September 18th referendum to split away from the United Kingdom, currently the world’s sixth largest economy as measured by Gross Domestic Product. Then again, California would drop […]
What Explains the Decline in Entrepreneurship in California
The decision last week by Tesla Motors to locate its battery factory in Nevada attracted the most media attention among economics stories, and generated a new wave of articles about California’s economic competitiveness. But our real concern should be not Tesla (California government did everything possible) but the decline in entrepreneurship in California as elsewhere, […]
9/11: Our Nation’s Darkest Moment Galvanized Its People and Its Values
Having been in Washington, D.C. on that fateful September day, I personally witnessed the destruction of our Pentagon and the devastating impact that these brutal attacks had on our nation’s capital. This was an unprovoked act of war designed and carried out by terrorists to weaken our nation and divide our people — they failed. […]
California’s Next Governor
Neel Kashkari, a self-styled Republican with some impressive credentials, is not going to be elected California’s next governor, but give him credit for trying. His recent debate with Governor Jerry Brown made for good theater even though neither scored any knockout punches. In the end, however, Kashkari will be looking back on a race that […]