First Thoughts on the California Democratic Party Convention
When Democrats met last weekend in San Diego for their state convention there was a buzz that hasn’t been present at recent State GOP conclaves or many past Democratic gatherings. The intensity dividend that has worked for Democrats in special elections and state contests in Virginia, New Jersey and even Alabama, appears to be building […]
Unions Must Stick to Basics if Janus Decision Goes Against Them
The Janus v American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees case will be argued before the United States Supreme Court today and many are predicting that public employee unions will be crippled if the court decides against the union—but only if the union doesn’t do its job of representing workers the way they want […]
Winners and Losers at California Democratic Party Convention
If you thought the California Democratic Party’s last convention dominated by a battle for party chair was wild, take that event and put it on steroids. Then you’d have last weekend’s jamboree in San Diego. The main event was the endorsement process, where party delegates get to vote to back candidates for major offices. The results (which […]
Losing My Children to California’s Overcrowded Trains
If any of the conventional wisdom about trains in California is true— that no one ever rides them, that Californians prefer to drive or fly, and that high-speed rail or other train projects are “boondoggles” or “trains to nowhere”— then how do you explain the public humiliation of my wife? Not long ago, my whole […]