I was obviously a fan of the 31-year-old conservative political activist who captured the hearts and minds of millions of college kids and built Turning Point USA into a potent
Winston Churchill nailed it when he told the British Parliament in 1943: “Democracy thrives only when free speech, free elections, and free institutions stand tall.” But here’s the bitter truth:
When you think about the current political fight over immigration enforcement, start with this: There are millions of people, at least 15 million and perhaps as many as 20 million,
Conflict between California’s state officials and its nearly 500 cities and counties — especially over money — is nothing new. However, relations between state and local governments are arguably the
Gov. Gavin Newsom and his fellow Democrats in the Legislature incessantly denounce President Donald Trump for trampling on civil rights in his lust for power. Their current drive to sanction
Good news is a rarity in California’s massive public school system, which purports to educate nearly 6 million students but struggles to improve chronically subpar academic achievement levels on state
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. The radio station here has a popular morning feature called “Talk of the Towns,” and in the past week, the talk of the towns, and of New
Years ago, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band released a popular song titled “Born in Chicago.” Butterfield’s song talked about a group of young friends that, while politicians debated gun control,
Two months ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators from both parties celebrated enacting landmark legislation to remove the California Environmental Quality Act as an impediment to new housing construction. Lopsided
About 70% of the nation’s public school teachers belong to a union or employees’ association. The two largest teachers unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers,
The first comment I heard after the attack on Catholic schoolchildren in Minneapolis last week was from the city’s mayor, Jacob Frey, who said: “Don’t just say this is about
The liberal media and Democrats reacted in their usual kneejerk way to last week’s shootings at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. They didn’t pin the blame on the monster who
Nine years ago, in preparation for his retirement, engineer George Sheetz bought a plot of rural land in El Dorado County and applied for a county permit to place a
Given California’s size and its cultural and economic impact around the globe, whoever captures its governorship instantly becomes one of the nation’s most prominent politicians and a potential candidate for
The Democratic National Committee is holding its summer meeting in Minneapolis. There is a lot to talk about. The party, of course, is suffering through a major slide in popularity.
Last week, as Gov. Gavin Newsom was signing legislation aimed at giving his Democratic Party five more congressional seats, contending that it would protect democracy, postal workers throughout the state
After Indian national Harjinder Singh attempted an unlawful U-turn on the Florida turnpike that killed three citizens in a minivan, the debate over illegal immigration and driver licensing has intensified.
Gavin Newsom is pursuing what appears to be an image-building prelude to a 2028 presidential campaign and much of that involves appearances on widely popular podcasts. Those podcasts, such as
“Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.” That famous – and accurate – quip is a perfect way to describe dirty political deals made in
Sociologist Robert Merton coined the term “unintended consequences” in a 1936 essay, exploring how people take actions they believe will have positive outcomes, but later learn they have negative impacts.