Ken Kurson, Author at California Globe

Woke CEOs Condemn Democracy When the Outcomes Fail Progressive Litmus Tests

August 7, 2022 8:34 amAugust 7, 2022 10:50 am

It’s a predictable pattern. A state announces that its duly elected conservative legislators enact a law presumably backed by the majority of people who elected them. Immediately, corporations begin wringing their hands over how hard it will be to find...

Cal EPA Asserts Shockingly Broad Domain Over Private Property

July 20, 2022 7:29 amJuly 21, 2022 12:17 pm

Legend has it that Jed Clampett “was shootin’ at some food / When up through the ground come a bubblin’ crude.” The Beverly Hillbillies’ transformation into instant millionaires illustrates one of the oldest conceptions in the western world: What’s on...

Twitter Person Calls Banned-From-Twitter Alex Berenson a ‘Professional Liar’

April 14, 2022 11:28 amApril 14, 2022 9:17 pm

UPDATE: This story has been updated to add comment from Arieh Kovler (2 pm PST). Yet another fascinating Twitter feud broke out this morning, on the heels of Elon Musk’s shocking week of position-amassing, board-joining, board-exiting and possible company acquisition....

Twitter Ban of Babylon Bee Should Trigger Elimination of Section 230 Protection

March 21, 2022 9:11 pmApril 3, 2022 4:41 pm

Twitter’s banning of the Babylon Bee over its tweet naming transgender Biden administration official Rachel Levine its “man of the year” is an outrage. Not because the Babylon Bee’s joke was appropriate, or even funny. But because efforts by a...

Black Students of California United Rally at the Capitol for More Resources, Respect

March 11, 2022 1:56 pmApril 3, 2022 4:30 pm

Speaker: “How y’all feelin?” Audience: “Powerful!” So began a lunchtime rally at the Capitol on Friday. The activist group Black Students of California United (BSCU) gathered a couple dozen of their student leaders—called “Senators”—and several hundred supporters at the state...

Eleni Kounalakis Takes an On-the-Record Swing at Biden

November 15, 2021 7:00 pmNovember 15, 2021 7:03 pm

The article burning up the Internet today tells the story of Kamala Harris and her frustration with a White House that has marginalized her and failed to fully exploit her skill at international diplomacy. Naturally, the presence of the Bay...

Exclusive: Ric Grenell and Matt Whitaker Join Board of Official Trump PAC

November 7, 2021 4:10 pmNovember 7, 2021 5:46 pm

California Globe has exclusively learned that former US ambassador to Germany and Director of national intelligence Ric Grenell will be joining the foremost pro-Trump super PAC, Make America Great Again Action. The announcement will be made official early this week....