The death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson has sparked a flurry of remembrances about his career as a civil rights champion and political figure. It’s timely, therefore, to recall an
The state budget’s chronic gaps between income and outgo — $125 billion over the last few years, according to the Legislature’s fiscal advisor — have left Gov. Gavin Newsom and
Nearly a month into his second year in office, President Donald Trump’s Cabinet has been remarkably stable. No Cabinet member has quit, been fired, pushed out or otherwise left the
An array of charts buried in the fine print of the state budget, unknown to all but a few fiscal nerds, details what California has collected in revenues and spent
Two ads among the many aired during the Super Bowl broadcast didn’t sell beer, cars, fast food or cell phone services; rather they were opening salvos of what could be
“Taxes that are too high are not paid.” – Calvin Coolidge California Democrats want to impose a “one-time” billionaire’s tax on California’s billionaire residents. If it comes to pass, it
Mark Zuckerberg is the latest billionaire who is packing his California bags for a “no-tax” state. While it’s a free country to do such things, everyone should take notice that
What do you call a former two-term president of the United States and his wife, a former first lady, secretary of state and nominee for president? In the Democratic Party,
The ever-changing array of political figures seeking to become California’s next governor has a doppelganger in the game of musical political chairs being played in Los Angeles over electing a
Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state — that California has a corruption problem. She focused mainly on a
The federal Census Bureau annually announces new population numbers for the country and its 50 states based on calculations of how births, deaths and migration have changed the numbers from
I’ve been around long enough to have seen the Super Bowl games since the first one kicked off in 1967. “Seen” is too strong a word. Early on, I watched
Conservatives have complained about media bias for decades. But there is bias and then there is bias. Lots of major media institutions — the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN
National labor union leaders, and those from California and early presidential primary states, are gathering in Sacramento this week to bluntly warn Gavin Newsom that union support for his 2028
There’s a well-worn playbook for politicians who yearn to occupy the White House. One of its most common tools is to write a book, or have a book written, to
With the not-unexpected entry of San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, the large field of candidates to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom is probably complete — and could very well shrink again.
California legislators introduce hundreds of bills during their biennial sessions. While some are serious efforts to address real issues, many are performative — offered to please constituencies their authors want
A few years ago, I had to do some research into the Freedom of Access to Clinics Entrances Act, colloquially known as FACE. Every pro-lifer in the country knows about
The United States experienced a mass incursion of illegal border crossers in the years 2021 to 2025. Estimates vary, but in that period at least 9 million people entered the
There’s a pro-abortion idea going around that the pro-life movement doesn’t care about babies after they are born. It’s a lie. Every January, the pro-life cause hosts a March for