The First Democratic Governor Since Pat Brown
Newsom Would Be The First Democratic Governor Since Pat Brown People are missing the real import of the June election results. California may be about to get its first Democratic governor since Pat Brown. I say that partly as provocation, and partly as truth. Yes, Jerry Brown and Gray Davis were registered Democrats when they […]
Larry Thomas: Remembering a Decent Man in Indecent Times
If White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ weekend ordeal at The Red Hen exposed anything, it’s the erosion of American civil discourse. In our most polarized corners, we become members of competing political factions—the other is not to be trusted, for their motives are impure. Gone are the days of respectful disagreement, when a difference in […]
How Government Unions Will Attack the Janus Ruling
Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued their decision in the landmark case Janus vs. AFSCME, ruling that public sector unions can no longer force public employees to pay union dues. Janus argued that even so-called “agency fees,” which unions claim are only for collective bargaining and are therefore non-political, are, in fact, inherently political. As a […]
Maxine Waters, You Are Taking The Wrong Approach
When it comes to political debate and protest, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who considers herself a California “progressive,” actually exhibits behavior that should be labeled “regressive.” The definition of progressive is a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas. Maxine Waters seems to be more regressive defined as becoming less advanced, returning to […]