The March Primary: Some Good News for Republicans
Three weeks after California’s early primary, and what seems almost light years ago, California’s left for dead Republican Party is showing surprising signs of life. Given the hot Democratic presidential primary that was hardly expected, but in fact Republicans emerged from the primary with more than they started with. For the first time in six […]
Government Pensions Are Dividing Americans and Damaging the Economy
A few weeks ago, the condition of California’s public employee pensions systems was serious, but it was a crisis unfolding in slow motion. As reported in their 6/30/2019 financial statements, CalPERS, the largest pension system in the U.S., was only 70.2 percent funded. To cope, the system was requiring its participating agencies to nearly double […]
Gavin Newsom, Other Governors and President Trump See Very Different Paths To Recovery
The president is talking about reopening the nation and letting people go back to work at the latest by Easter—less than two weeks from now. “I want to see the U.S. open for packed churches,” he thundered and to make sure we got the point, he added, We are “near the end” of the pandemic. […]
Coronavirus and the future of living and working in America
By late spring, the most severe impacts from the coronavirus may be fading, but its impact on how we live and work will not go away. Indeed, many of the most relevant trends — including the rise of dispersed work and living arrangements — were already emerging even before the pandemic emerged. Ever since classical […]