If you want to know why Swiss direct democracy is better than the California version, you couldn’t find any better evidence than the respective fall
The California Supreme Court just made local democracy in California even more dysfunctional. And that could end up being a very good thing. You may
For 12 years, I’ve been putting on Global Forums on Modern Direct Democracy, to look at initiative and referendum around the world, and how California
Our politics may be paranoid, our society paralyzed by pandemic, and our skies ablaze, but don’t fear! We Californians receive an avalanche of advice about
Have any strange dreams during this crazy California summer? Me too. Mine compressed time and space. In dreamland, I toggled between the smoky claustrophobia of
I understand and respect Governor Newsom’s decision to hold his tongue and build a relationship with the federal government in the midst of a pandemic
The Capitol and the blocks around it often feel like a bubble, especially for those of us who visit from that faraway place called the
The defeat of Donald Trump would be a victory for the country, for democracy, and for the many victims of his presidency. But it could
Want to stop worrying so much about the future of California? Go and say a prayer at Howard Jarvis’ house. No historic plaques mark the