The Budget Has Not Been Passed
The California media keeps getting it wrong. The state legislature hasn’t passed a budget. And the governor hasn’t made it law. It’s not because they don’t want to do those things. It’s because they can’t. Not in California. Yes, the legislature approved a document called a budget, and Gov. Brown signed it. But that is […]
Diversionary Measures Attempt to Undercut Transparency Initiative
California has seen this scenario before–when the legislature tries to upend an initiative on the ballot by placing a competing measure on the same ballot that is not as forceful as the initiative. In this year’s version we are talking about the California Legislature Transparency Act (CLTA), which requires that all bills be in print and […]
Fossil Fuels Witchhunt is a Quest for Cash
The oil and gas industry was born in Pennsylvania on Aug. 27, 1859, when Edwin L. Drake drilled the world’s first commercial oil well. A critic said Drake should leave the oil underground because it was needed to fuel the fires of hell, and to pump it out would protect the wicked from their eternal […]
Students Fail To Discern The Bern
A college professor of mine repeatedly astounded our class by presenting equally compelling but contradictory interpretations of historical events we had never before considered. The class served to develop our nascent critical thinking skills as it forced us to determine the truth about events we thought we had previously understood. This classroom experience, I believe, […]