Hey Central Valley, Happy Bizarro-Earth Day!
In Superman comics, “Bizarro World” is a universe where wrong is right, and Superman’s clone is a villain. The parallel planet’s name is “Earth” spelled
Harold Johnson
April 22, 2015
Lincoln Would Remind Us: California Can’t Flout Federal Mining Law
A century and a half ago today, before he left for Ford’s Theater on the fateful evening of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was thinking about
Harold Johnson
April 14, 2015
Stop the Federal Water Wasters
If you came across somebody gasping with thirst, you wouldn’t give him one of those prank drinking cups that would trickle water down his shirt.
Harold Johnson
March 26, 2015
Magna Carta vs. Cap and Trade
Cue the candles and cake: One of the great documents of liberty hits the big Eight-0-0 this year. Eight centuries ago, at Runnymede, England’s barons
Harold Johnson
March 9, 2015
Razing Anti-Business Roadblocks, In Reagan’s Name
For most of us, the trip from California to Nevada can be a hassle-free jaunt. Not for small-business owner Steven Saxon. He has hit a
Harold Johnson
February 27, 2015
High Court’s Rulings Resonate in the Golden State
For those of us on the West Coast, is there a “local angle” to the high-profile stories out of the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday? Four
Harold Johnson
July 1, 2014
Appellate Court Hearing Is Friday: The Case For Blocking The High Speed Rail Bonds
When the California High Speed Rail bonds were on the ballot back in 2008, as Proposition 1A, were you on the winning side, voting “yes”
Harold Johnson
May 22, 2014
San Diego Case Asks: Can Unions Boot Pension Reform from the Ballot?
If taxpayers want to curb pension costs with a ballot measure, do they need an OK from unions before they start collecting signatures? San Diego’s
Harold Johnson
September 26, 2012
Another Legal Misfire Against Prop. 13
The legacies of Howard Jarvis and Hiram Johnson are in the crosshairs in a lawsuit that was heard by a state appellate court last week.
Harold Johnson
July 3, 2012