In Federalist 51, James Madison explained: “In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this:
Starting last month, tens of thousands of flood insurance policy holders began seeing their premiums go down, due to a major overhaul by the Federal
Common sense tells us if you raise the cost of making something, you’ll get less of it. The Santa Ana City Council’s progressive majority recently
Let’s talk the Elect Our Mayor initiative here in Newport Beach (Measure B ). And let’s start with the actual ballot question that you’ll be
The most powerful vehicle in California campaign politics is a creature known as the independent expenditure committee. Unlike a candidate-controlled campaign committee, “IEs” – as
For the first time since the start of the current century, fewer than 6 million students are attending California’s public schools. As best reported by
Last week, the Sacramento Bee reported that one of the men arrested in Sacramento’s gang-related mass shooting (that left six people dead) had a lengthy
Five months ago, Michael Shellenberger wrote a book titled “San Fransicko: How Progressives Ruin Cities.” Written from the perspective of someone who previously advocated and
You’ve got to hand it to Governor Newsom: he knows how to take a straightforward problem and come up with a “solution” that is simultaneously
California state leadership is confused. Sacramento shut down schools and businesses for years while simultaneously granting early release to thousands of violent, repeat felons. With
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