Tim Donnelly Proves There Is a God
It’s official: Salvation! Yes, ladies and gentlemen and especially fellow members of the media, Tim Donnelly is running for governor. He may be a polarizing
Joe Mathews
November 12, 2013
Author: Joe Mathews
Connecting California Columnist and Editor, Zócalo Public Square, Fellow at the Center for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (UC Press, 2010)
We are LAX
Ask a person from Los Angeles what the city’s signature public place is, and you’d probably hear about Griffith Park, Dodger Stadium, the Hollywood Bowl,
Joe Mathews
November 7, 2013
What’s Missing in the California Gun Bills: Money for Research
I recently had to moderate a Zocalo Public Square event on the gun debate, and in the process, I had to read research on gun
Joe Mathews
November 5, 2013
Five Other Powers We Could Give Initiative Proponents
As noted here previously, the pension initiative seeks to give its proponents the power to defend that measure in court. This is misguided and unnecessary,
Joe Mathews
November 1, 2013
In California, Halloween Isn’t about Neighborhoods
Last Halloween, I felt like the victim in a horror film. I was the guy ignoring the wise warning of my older next-door neighbor. You’ll
Joe Mathews
October 31, 2013
Initiative Proponents As Elected Officials
The recently filed pension initiative includes language at the end (as noted by Joel Fox here) designed to make sure that the measure’s proponents can
Joe Mathews
October 30, 2013
What I Like About the Pension Initiative Is Exactly What Will Doom it
California ballot initiatives are a dangerous business, and one that we all would be wise to take a break from, as I previously suggested in
Joe Mathews
October 25, 2013
Skeptical of the Bullet Train, But CA Needs More Track
I’m not a big fan of trains, but my oldest son, Ben, 4, loves them. He’d been lobbying to go on a “big train trip,”
Joe Mathews
October 24, 2013
California, The One Metric State
California is a big and diverse place that could be judged by any number of measures. But in this state, political and media elites are
Joe Mathews
October 21, 2013