Unconventional Wisdom after Cleveland
* While the Republicans have been doing their best to paint the darkest possible picture of Hillary Clinton, the back-to-back party conventions give the Democrats an edge, as they can have the last word—if anybody is still listening. Counterpunching can be an extremely effective political tactic. * The red-meat prosecutors Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie […]
Wrapping up the RNC–Trump is on His Way
Donald J. Trump delivered such a stunning, direct and visionary speech as he accepted his nomination for President of the USA that reached out to every single American. His common sense approach, his words, his family, his work ethic, his direct talk are taking us back to our roots as a country. Bringing us back […]
CNBC: CA Last in Business Friendliness
Measuring a state’s business competitiveness is challenging. It’s not always clear-cut. In this light, CNBC’s business analysis shows some interesting findings. Overall, CA ranked 32 out of 50. In some categories such as technology and access to capital, California ranked high (number two overall in both); however, California ranked last in overall business friendliness. In addition, California was […]
Ballot of the Bulge: Why a new law isn’t shrinking the ballot much – yet
Protracted policy questions. Big-money battles. Contradictory proposals that are difficult to discern. It’s shaping up to be an all-too-typical fall election—once again confronting California voters with an unwieldy ballot. This wasn’t supposed to happen. After polls confirmed that California voters were frustrated by ballot overload, lawmakers two years ago made changes aimed at pre-empting at […]