Why Californians Are Such Suckers For Superheroes
California faces a peculiar overpopulation problem: We have too many superheroes. Missed this news in The Daily Planet? Fear not—your ignorance is understandable. California is
California faces a peculiar overpopulation problem: We have too many superheroes. Missed this news in The Daily Planet? Fear not—your ignorance is understandable. California is

Democrats in the legislature have reduced the size of their tax on political participation; they want to increase the filing fee for ballot initiative only
We live in a California dominated by one party. We live in a California where there is no real significant divide on big issues. And
California has an official state flower (poppy), an official state insect (the dogface Butterfly), even an official state theater (the Pasadena Playhouse). But no official

Recently, one of my weekly syndicated columns at Zocalo Public Square looked at the wrongheaded way Californians think about their own public university systems, particularly
They want to make it so much easier for you to vote, say California’s leaders. It’s hard to believe them. Then why do their suggestions
Californians are bad at remembering things, especially about California. Our memories are so gone that our politicians, from Gov. Brown on down, can’t stop reminding
He doesn’t have much of a chance of winning in next year’s U.S. Senate elections. But if former California GOP chair Tom Del Beccaro can
It’s a fair question. Indeed, it’s a question raised this week by none other than the Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts. Roberts