A friend of mine was recently asked to address a group of businesspeople on the theme of optimism. His successful career in both the video game and TV industries was often summarized in terms of his seemingly unconquerable optimism. He asked me what I thought about the subject, and it got me thinking. Just what is optimism? Off the cuff,
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
By David Hegg Few things make me madder than dishonesty. Being able to take someone at their word lies at the very foundation of a healthy, productive and civil society.
Gov. Gavin “Alfred E.” Newsom, like Superman, is out to save the world, even if that world includes Texas. But, unlike the Man of Steel, he doesn’t have superpowers. He
Californians overwhelmingly voted to restore felony penalties for repeat thieves and deadly drug dealers, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget offers nothing to enforce the law — while finding $1 billion
I have often complained about Gary Horton’s “Full Speed to Port” column. I have often reminded readers that always steering to port means that you spin in circles. However, when
“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
“Ow?” I have a dear doctor pal who has this intriguing habit of looking up not just the meaning of words, but their origins. It’s both annoying and educational. Plus
Gary Horton’s column in today’s Signal (Aug. 13) is one of the best he has written, and very insightful. We are headed on a highway to hell, with no guardrails
I nearly spit out my coffee reading that Mayor Bill Miranda is now suddenly calling for a planning review of the Harwell Project (Aug. 14) because the project has “grown
For most of my life, I have enjoyed model railroading as a hobby. Today, most model railroad equipment is made in special order batches. If you see something you want,
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.
There’s something interesting going on in the continuing controversy over President Donald Trump’s anti-crime initiative in Washington, D.C. When Trump first announced the move, saying crime in the city is
The wonder is how someone who has reached such high elected office could be so clueless about the political game’s fundamentals. Gavin Newsom — twice-elected San Francisco mayor, twice-elected lieutenant
In any reading of the Opinion page of The Signal, you can expect the same litany of MAGA letter writers and their usual drivel of something along the lines of,
Col. Robert G. Shaw (answering a soldier’s reluctance to lead): So, what do you want to do? Trip: Don’t know, sir. Col. Robert G. Shaw: It stinks, I suppose. Trip:
Something that is bad for our culture is when someone says something in our political discourse that can easily be shown to be not true or only part true and
The Village at Wiley Canyon project proposal started out on the wrong foot by not following the city General Plan to widen Wiley Canyon Road from Wabuska Street to Calgrove
I would have previously been in agreement with Walt McKee’s Aug. 14 letter objecting to the need to have duck crossing neon street signs on Newhall Ranch Road until the
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