Andy Caldwell, Author at California Globe

The War America Can’t Afford to Win

March 10, 2022 2:32 amMarch 9, 2022 5:00 pm

The war on fossil fuels is now fully engaged and casualties are abounding. The first casualty is the affordability of fuel. Gas prices will soon be double what they were when Joe Biden became president because he has done more...

What Burns Hotter Than a Disco Inferno?

November 4, 2021 4:48 pmNovember 4, 2021 5:22 pm

Our local government minions pretend they are the world’s leaders in showing the way to a fossil free/greenhouse gas free existence. Accordingly, they have passed a plethora of regulations that would ostensibly lessen greenhouse gases over time, meanwhile driving up...

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Insult the Little People Who Bother to Show Up

October 19, 2021 2:33 amOctober 18, 2021 10:03 pm

Last week, I spoke about how government hearing chambers have morphed into echo chambers. As a way of reminder, the definition of an echo chamber is an environment in which people encounter only beliefs or opinions that coincide with their...

Santa Barbara County Supervisors: The Echo Chamber of Futility

October 12, 2021 9:38 amOctober 12, 2021 9:00 am

For the past 30 years, I have spent nearly every miserable Tuesday sitting in the chambers of the Santa Barbara County Supervisors. I am convinced we need to rename the hearing room the echo chamber. The definition of an echo...

Commentary: America’s Supply Chain Truck Wreck

October 3, 2021 2:19 amApril 3, 2022 7:49 am

I want to address the reason store shelves are emptying and why parts of the United States are dealing with scarcities of all kinds. Some of it has to do with the prolonged shutdown of our economy which literally broke...

Reparations Were Paid in Full!

August 2, 2021 2:25 amAugust 1, 2021 9:50 pm

Americans are being asked to pay reparations to the descendants of African American slaves. In fact, in several different instances, these type payments have already begun in several ways and means. For instance, there is a federal loan forgiveness program...

Of Prophets, Patriots, Demons and The Three ‘C’s’

July 28, 2021 7:16 amJuly 28, 2021 7:21 am

Speaking of prophets, theologian Paul Tillich asked “Is it a sign of patriotism or of confidence in one’s people, its institutions and its way of life, to be silent when the foundations are shaking? Is the expression of optimism more...