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Big Sister: Kamala Harris’ Long War on Free Speech

September 7, 2024 10:48 amSeptember 7, 2024 10:48 am

Kamala Harris has a definite view of the concept of free speech. So definite, in fact, that she doesn’t even believe in it for herself. Her “pop-up” campaign has been mostly marked by the muzzle she has agreed to wear...

Eric Garcetti Perjury: He lied About #MeToo Allegations to Save His Career

September 7, 2024 3:25 amSeptember 7, 2024 3:26 am

“Mom, can I have ten bucks to go the movies?” “And where did your allowance go?” “Um, well, you know…” “Mom, can I have $100,000 to be ambassador to India?” “And where did your moral compass go?” “Um, well, you...

The California Endowment: The Political Power of Giving

September 3, 2024 3:53 pmSeptember 3, 2024 3:53 pm

Bob Ross has been in charge of The California Endowment for 24 years. He is about to retire and the Los Angeles Times is sad. Dr. Ross – a real doctor, by the way, is in fact a former public...

The Madness of California

September 3, 2024 7:00 amSeptember 3, 2024 7:01 am

There is an old saying in politics, that a democracy can only last until the citizens figure out they can vote themselves rich. California is taking that truism a step further, an absurd step that was never contemplated before and...

Labor Day: Ora Et Labora

September 2, 2024 2:55 amSeptember 2, 2024 2:56 am

Ora et Labora: Pray and Labor – a central pillar of the Benedictine movement. It’s corollary – Laborare est Orare, or To Work is to Pray – is also succinctly descriptive of the idea that working is a deeply personal...

Oakland Council Candidate Robbed by Homeless Woman

August 28, 2024 3:30 pmAugust 28, 2024 3:30 pm

Charlene Wang is a progressive. A proud progressive. She has worked in Massachusetts to increase public transit options, she worked on Hillary’s campaign in 2016, the Biden campaign in 2020, and she “currently work(s) on environmental justice and civil rights...

The DC Establishment has Become California

August 26, 2024 10:43 amAugust 26, 2024 10:44 am

There has been much talk of a Kamala Harris presidency bringing California to DC. Much of that talk is in the form of a warning to the rest of the nation: Do not, under any circumstances, let the United States...