Promises, Promises
Voters, beware the promises you will hear attached to the coming state ballot measures. Given the track record of some recently passed ballot measures, voters should turn a skeptical eye on many of the assurances assigned by initiative promoters. There were some big whoppers of course, none more so than the high-speed rail that is […]
Sherman the Californian
This month, as California celebrates Admission Day—a legal holiday in honor of our officially joining the United States on September 9, 1850—we should give ourselves an overdue present: A founding story of our statehood starring someone we can be proud of, both as Californians and Americans. Even after 166 uneasy years in the American empire, […]
California Needs to Consider the Energy Implications of SB 32
For California still dependent on fossil fuels, and with renewables still years, if not decades away, our elected officials need to begin asking tough questions. The environmental movement admirably wants clean air, water, more open space and a host of other environmental measures that restrict fossil fuel exploration under the guise of protecting the environment. […]
What Do American Workers Have To Lose By Trying Donald Trump?
In his September 1 column, Joel Kotkin again makes a great case why American workers should vote against the Ruling Class and their poster child candidate, Hillary Clinton including: “Middle-class revulsion with the political mainstream has been driven by slow economic growth, stagnant wages, a dysfunctional education system, and, for smaller businesses, a tightening regulatory regime. Homeownership is now at a nearly half-century low. New business start ups, for the first time in three decades, are not keeping up with the number of deaths. Both stats reveal a real decline in aspiration. Most Americans, in a stunning reversal of past trends, see a worse future for their offspring than themselves. Who can blame them? Middle-class breadwinners and working-class wage-earners now suffer from deteriorating health and shorter lifespans.” However, Kotkin makes a remarkably week case why American workers should support Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump and continue America on the same track, albeit much more crooked.
Colin Kaepernick and Donald Trump
When embattled 49er quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, decided to sit for the singing of the national anthem, he was assured of headlines, but for the wrong reasons. Kaepernick is a big personality on a big stage who despite considerable talent has been a disappointment to fans that hoped for better on the playing field. He still […]