Business as the Bad Guy
American popular culture is fond of labeling business executives and corporate greed as the source of what is wrong with this country. The idea is not confined to movies that frequently portray a big business exec as the villain but has taken over state and local lawmaking and some presidential campaigns, as well. Examples abound. […]
The Greenland Purchases Makes the Case for California Independence
In all the joking and hijinks and madness inspired by President Trump’s desire to buy Greenland, there is a serious lesson for California. And it’s this: political independence has real value. Greenland is part of Denmark. But it has real sovereignty and power—indeed, it’s had “home rule” for four decades. It’s also been engaged in […]
Three Major Hurdles to Fixing California’s Housing Crisis
Earlier this summer, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $214.8 billion state budget that included $2 billion in new spending to address California’s housing and homelessness crisis. While Governor Newsom and the state legislature should be applauded for their efforts, we must also acknowledge that California cannot spend its way out of the housing affordability crisis […]
California Democrats Overzealous Actions on Energy Could Cost Them at the Polls
Which comes first, California’s Democratic leaders, who currently control the state’s government, preaching the need to go green to the residents? Or, are the residents preferring green as the direction for our government leaders to pursue? Regardless of the answer to the above two questions, the democrat’s overzealous creative actions toward the green the citizens […]