Winston Churchill & Tom Campbell Had the Same Idea: Is it Time for a Centrist Political Party?
Former California congressman, state senator and state finance director Tom Campbell is building a new political party in the state. Campbell calls it the Common Sense Party, designed as a centrist party that would avoid extreme positions often adopted by the major political parties. Winston Churchill had a similar idea. In Andrew Roberts best-selling biography […]
Without the Tax Break, Would That Tarantino Film Be So Darn Long?
Is the state’s tax credit for Hollywood production giving us too much? I’ve been wondering that as I work through my endless watchlists on various streaming services, with an eye towards seeing films and others productions that benefited from the $300 million-a-year tax credit program. I do this critically—I’ve never thought the program was justified. […]
Big Tech’s Hypocritical Wokeness May Soon Backfire
Not long ago, in our very same galaxy, the high-tech elite seemed somewhat like the Jedis of the modern era. Sure, they were making gobs of money, but they were also “changing the world” for the better. Even demonstrators against capitalism revered them; when Steve Jobs died in 2011, the protesters at Occupied Wall Street […]
Tourists Could Visit Us. No, Really.
Here’s one oddity about the San Fernando Valley: There’s a bounty of cool stuff to do and see and experience. Yet a tourism industry is next to nonexistent. Will that ever change? Will tourism one day thrive in the Valley area? Well, maybe, just maybe – if you cross your fingers and dream. More about […]