Delaine Eastin Runs for Governor
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
John Seiler
November 15, 2016
Author: John Seiler
Most recently the press secretary for state Sen. John M. W. Moorlach, for three decades John Seiler was an editorial writer for the Orange County Register
How Trump’s Win Might Spark CA Republican Revival
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
John Seiler
November 11, 2016
California Election Postmortem
California voters yesterday lurched even further to the political Left, the state even more out of step with the rest of the country. In a
John Seiler
November 9, 2016
CA Election Lifts New Media, Dumps Old Media
Younger readers will find this as unbelievable as the plot for the last “Star Wars” flick. But it wasn’t too long ago that voters got
John Seiler
November 7, 2016
Taxes “Я” Us: CFT Explains Prop. 55 for Members
I learned a great journalistic method from Tom Wolfe and his 1979 book “The Right Stuff,” on the early space program. He went back and
John Seiler
November 1, 2016
Prop. 58 Wins Most Mendacious Initiative Prize
The Proposition 58 campaign wins this year’s coveted Most Mendacious Initiative Prize. The Title and Summary were written by Attorney General Kamala Harris. She’s backed
John Seiler
October 28, 2016
How Would President Hillary Affect California?
Should Hillary Clinton be elected president on Nov. 8, how would that affect California? 1– National recession. As Ambrose Evans-Pritchard just reported in the Telegraph,
John Seiler
October 26, 2016
Would Two-Thirds Democratic Control of the Legislature Even Matter Now?
Once again, we’re confronted with the possibility of Democrats grabbing two-thirds control of both houses of the California Legislature. As with the U.S. Senate at
John Seiler
October 18, 2016
Prop. 56 Kills
Taxes have consequences. One is black markets. Vice.com’s “Black Market: Dispatches” just ran an episode on Ukraine’s “people who rely on the underground cigarette trade
John Seiler
October 7, 2016