Will Anti-Gun Obsession Doom Gavin Newsom in 2018?
Lt. Gov. Newsom is known for three major policies: same-sex marriage, pot legalization and gun control. He has pushed them hard, the last two with
John Seiler
August 31, 2016
Author: John Seiler
Most recently the press secretary for state Sen. John M. W. Moorlach, for three decades John Seiler was an editorial writer for the Orange County Register
Would Prop. 61 Really Cut Drug Prices?
It passes strange that, after so many scandals, the Veterans Administration is a being held up as a model for prescription drug prices. But that’s
John Seiler
August 26, 2016
How Do You Keep Them Down on the Farm with Excessively High Wages?
One of the ironies of our time is that progressive laws often hurt those they’re supposed to help. Restrictions on housing construction, such as almost
John Seiler
August 24, 2016
More Tax Hikes in 2017 or 2018?
For taxpayers, the most important issue for California this year isn’t the presidential election, which again will be won in this state by the Democrat,
John Seiler
August 22, 2016
Death Penalty on the Initiative Plan
One reviewer found Celine’s “Death on the Installment Plan” the story of “a gloomy, disillusioned doctor who views medicine cynically and is irritated by his
John Seiler
August 17, 2016
Prop. 56: Tax ’Em If You Got ’Em
You’re probably something like me: a professional who doesn’t smoke tobacco. Although in my case, I puff an occasional stogie, maybe once every two months.
John Seiler
August 11, 2016
Profits by Billionaires in China. Invested in California.
Note: I am not a real estate investment advisor. Nor do I play one on TV. California and China are symbiotic economically in more was
John Seiler
August 10, 2016
Meg Being Meg
One of the more humorous times I’ve enjoyed in my 41 years in journalism was Meg Whitman blowing $180 million in her 2010 run for
John Seiler
August 5, 2016
Why is CalPERS Underperforming?
The biggest fiscal challenge facing California remains underfunded pensions. Ed Mendel’s Calpensions.com site featured a great chart showing how CalPERS’ current 75 percent level of
John Seiler
August 3, 2016