Watch out for the Moms! I wrote earlier how a decade ago California homeschool Moms defeated Delaine Eastin’s attack on them. In the Nov. 8 election, Moms also played a role in defeating Republican Assemblymember Young Kim in the 65th District, giving Democrats their two-thirds majority in both houses of the Legislature. The Moms were […]

I suggest those who think there’s even a one in a million chance we’ll ever have CalExit instead take a trip to Anaheim and spend a year at Disneyland’s Fantasyland. Even the objections on Fox and Hounds have not gotten to the real reasons it won’t happen, which are, in rough order of importance: 1 […]

Que B.B. King’s “The Thrill is gone.” Face it, California, the rest of America doesn’t love you anymore. There won’t be a Calexit divorce. But America, especially all those Trump voters in Flyover Country, doesn’t listen and doesn’t care. You’re the neglected spouse. You voted 62 percent for Hillary, but she still lost to brutish […]

This is Part 2 of my proposals for new initiatives to liven up the Nov. 2018 ballot, written with my friend Jim Juroe, an Orange County attorney. Part 1, with a longer intro, is here. Proposition 76: The Student Freedom Restoration Act of 2018. Makes attending K-12 school voluntary. It’s the ultimate school choice. If […]

You’ve probably heard the saying attributed to Bismarck, “God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.” That includes California because it’s still part of the USA – despite moves for a Calexit secession. But it is membership in the Union that long has restrained the Golden State from becoming […]

In California, bad politicians don’t fade away, they run for governor. The latest is Delaine Eastin, the former superintendent of public instruction best known for trying to kill off homeschooling. In announcing her bid, she told the Los Angeles Times, “I’m a very frustrated person who’s been watching from the sidelines for some time now…. […]

My title is, “How Trump’s Win Might Spark CA Republican Revival.” The key word is “might.” This statement is counterintuitive, given the hostility to him among many GOP ranks here. But bear with me. There are two conditions: Taking immigration off the table and a Reaganesque economic boom. First, immigration. But isn’t he nasty toward […]