Tom McClintock, Author at California Globe

The Real Cost of ‘Free’ Money: The Inflation Tax

June 3, 2021 10:57 amJune 3, 2021 11:21 am

When the Democrats passed Mr. Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending spree in March, a lot of people got a lot of free money – thousands of dollars in many cases. But the bill is already coming due for that free money,...

The Racist Left

May 18, 2021 3:54 pmMay 18, 2021 4:09 pm

Racism is the practice of according rights and privileges to an individual not based on equality under the law, but rather according to what race that person was born. It is antithetical to every principle our country was founded on,...

CA Congressman Tom McClintock: ‘No Borders, No Country’

March 5, 2021 1:14 pmMarch 5, 2021 2:03 pm

Before the lockdown left took a wrecking ball to our economy last year, we were enjoying one of the greatest expansions of economic opportunity in our lifetimes. Unemployment was at its lowest rate in 50 years, the poverty rate was at its lowest...

Respecting an Imperfect System

January 3, 2021 5:58 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:18 am

Many Americans still have serious concerns about the integrity of the vote in this election, and rightly so. In-person Election Day voting, with all the safeguards inherent in that system, has been replaced with mass mailing of ballots to every...

Covid Relief and Omnibus Spending Package: When Its Too Good To Be True…

December 22, 2020 3:37 pmDecember 23, 2020 7:53 am

The Covid relief provisions in this bill are immensely popular – they provide $600 direct cash payments to individuals earning up to $75,000, (plus $600 per child), a $1,200 per month bonus to unemployment benefits, and $325 billion in PPP...

The Only Relief from Lockdowns is to End Them

December 11, 2020 3:02 pmDecember 11, 2020 3:11 pm

Every American needs to see Angela Marsden’s tearful video as she pours out her frustrations as a small restaurant owner in Los Angeles. Forced to drastically curtail her business during California’s brutal shutdowns, she took out an $80,000 loan to meet...

Gov. Newsom: If Lockdowns Are So Successful, Why Do We Need to Keep Having Them?

December 4, 2020 6:49 amDecember 4, 2020 6:50 am

California Congressman Tom McClintock gave an audacious, common sense speech on the House floor Thursday, directed right at Gov. Gavin Newsom, on “Covid Curfews and Common Sense.” Mr. Speaker: Governor Newsom made a groundbreaking discovery regarding Covid-19 last week. Apparently,...