Can We Stop Getting Distracted By Charters?
Is the charter school nonsense over yet? It’s probably too much to hope that the new law that puts new restrictions on charter schools will end the scapegoating of charter schools. Over the past couple years, teachers’ unions have deflected criticism of the schools by blaming charters. This blame is baloney. It blames the problems […]
Climate Change Advocates Target New Homes
If you thought the rancor surrounding climate change was all about the weather, think again. Housing development has always been in the gun sites of campaign enthusiasts and it continues to be. Disguised as climate-change activists, radical environmentalists are spewing the same rhetoric and advocating the same “enlightened” land-use concepts they’ve been spewing for decades. […]
Vision Zero: Road Diets Hinder First Responders
After four years of lane reductions, arterial bike lanes, road diets, and other so-called “traffic calming” measures on the streets of New York, the country’s largest firefighters union is saying enough. The New York Post reported yesterday that the Fire Department of New York’s response times have risen dramatically over the last year, and that […]
Will CA’s new NCAA law be a game changer? Here are 5 things to know next
An HBO talk show hosted by a sports legend is not the typical venue for a California governor to sign a bill into law. So when Gavin Newsom appeared on LeBron James’ The Shop this week to put his seal of approval on a state law allowing student athletes to sign paid endorsement deals, it […]