This year, Taiwan became the first nation in Asia to legalize same-sex marriages. How? The answer is a story that involves direct democracy, and might
Bring back Topgun! By that, I do not mean Top Gun, the cliché-ridden, late-Cold War, Tom Cruise film about Naval aviators in San Diego. That
Fresno County recently touted its agricultural leadership. New numbers show that in 2018, Fresno County led the nation in agricultural production, narrowly defeating Kern County
American politics are pugilistic in the metaphorical sense. Actually throwing a punch and hitting someone is still rare. Taiwan is a different story. Throwing punches
Once in a while, a ballot initiative suggests a new idea. Former Assemblymember Mike Gatto, an L.A. Democrat, has come up with one. He has
Way to go, Governor Gav! It’s become harder to say that the state has done nothing about the housing crisis. Of course, much of the
At the recent Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy, Sam Chang, who leads the Negative Vote Association, conducted an experiment. How does having the ability
It might be time for California to reverse its law designed to get President Trump’s taxes. Because the law might make it harder to get
Plebiscites are bad. Elected officials shouldn’t sponsor ballot initiatives. But there are advantages to the fact that so many California politicians have sponsored measures. At