Press Sees through Misleading Prop 30 Ads
It is pretty evident that Proposition 30 was created with one specific feature to sell the measure to voters, using deception. And when the ads
Joel Fox
October 4, 2012
My Involvement with a Presidential Debate
With President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney set for their first presidential debate in Denver tonight, I flash back to the presidential debate in
Joel Fox
October 3, 2012
IF Prop 30 Passes, Brown Doctrine on Budgeting Could Become Widespread
If Proposition 30 passes, the method used to secure voters’ approval could become a new formula for state and local governments to pass tax increases.
Joel Fox
October 2, 2012
The Struggle for Education Reform Goes to the Movies
Opening in movie theaters today is “Won’t Back Down,” the story of a parent and teacher teaming up to improve the bad conditions at their
Joel Fox
September 28, 2012
The Politics of Migration: Blunting the “Fish Hook”
One item that caught my eye in the new Manhattan Institute study on migration out of California — examined more extensively on this page today
Joel Fox
September 27, 2012
Lessons on Policy and Politics
State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg dropped by my public policy class at Pepperdine yesterday. He told the students he thought the title of
Joel Fox
September 25, 2012
NFL Referee Dispute and the “Referees” in State Commissions
Watching pro football over the weekend, you heard about the replacement referees and the controversy surrounding their abilities to call a fair game. In most
Joel Fox
September 24, 2012
Public Ed Involvement in Prop 30 & Trigger Cuts Reminiscent of Prop 13 Campaign
Higher education institutions in California are involving themselves in the campaign for Proposition 30, quite possibly illegally, as they claim to spread information about the
Joel Fox
September 21, 2012
An Election of No Change?
Let’s stipulate that with the airwaves war on California’s ballot measures just beginning, the numbers released in yesterday’s statewide polls are just a reference point
Joel Fox
September 20, 2012