Looking Ahead—and Back—at the State of the State Address
Governor Jerry Brown’s 14th State of the State address tomorrow undoubtedly will carry a defense of California policies in the era of President Donald Trump. But what else might we expect and hope to hear from the governor? During last year’s State of the State Address, Governor Brown closed with the issue of climate change. Expect […]
High Speed Rail Progress is Misreported
I have to agree with part of Joel Fox’s commentary on the High-Speed Rail Program, in the wake of yet another over-the-top, totally inaccurate report from the LA Times. The title of his piece was “Enough Already!” That’s just how I feel. Enough already of the bogus reporting, false issues, apples-to-oranges comparisons and abject failure […]
Remember that California is a Democracy, and the U.S. Is Not
Californians shouldn’t apologize for challenging the new administration or its democratic legitimacy. Because California is a democracy – albeit a very flawed one – and the United States is not. California elects the people who win the most votes (albeit in a problematic top two system). The United States, as we’re learning again, doesn’t elect […]
What I Saw at the Inauguration
The Trump era has begun! That’s what the news media are telling us. The Trump era actually began over a year and a half ago when Donald J. Trump, a not so ordinary American citizen, rode down an escalator and announced his candidacy for President of the United States of America from his Trump Tower. […]
Six Things About Donald Trump’s Inauguration
I awoke Friday with butterflies. As a scion of DC politics and a long-time practitioner of it, Inauguration Day, regardless of president or party, always leaves me excited and appreciative of the country in which I live. As the live feeds scrolled from Blair House, where I spent endless days in 2001 eating finger sandwiches, […]