Here’s a Suggestion for a New Cabinet Post: Secretary of Initiatives
As governor-elect Gavin Newsom considers positions in his cabinet he might think about creating a new cabinet post and officer: Secretary of Initiatives. With the Democratic dominance in the capitol the initiative process may gain even more influence as a method to bring ideological balance to policy discussions. Not only that, the voter registration superiority […]
Statewide Polystyrene Ban Would Bring Unintended Consequences
Supposedly civic-minded prohibitions on consumer conveniences always have unintended consequences. California’s single-use plastic bag ban, for instance, has led to a surge in E. coli infections, created a swarm of thicker plastics bags that are a greater environmental hazard than the outlawed single-use plastic bags, boosted shoplifting, and been the cause of countless broken eggs […]
Jerry Brown Creates a New Industry
Jerry Brown has a mixed record when it comes to business policy. But he has definitely created a new industry all by himself. It’s the Suck-Up-to-Jerry-Brown Retrospective. That’s right. America’s media – and indeed, the international outlets as well – have been producing, at a rate of each least one a day, a piece looking […]
Renewables Aren’t Up to the Task
All 7.8 billion people on this planet want affordable, scalable, reliable electricity. And for countries like the United States, China, India, most of Africa and the European Union, the cheapest way to produce electrons is by burning coal. Carbon dioxide emissions are rising because the world will need more energy in the decades ahead in […]