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Ric Grenell Aims to Revamp California Politics and ‘Fix California’

May 18, 2021 2:30 amMay 19, 2021 11:22 am

After a year of COVID lockdowns and Zoom school, Ric Grenell says millions of Californians are tired of being controlled, tired of the political lockdowns and restrictions, and really tired of having their kids forced to sit in front of...

California’s Once Exceptional Public Education Shattered by Dogmatic Extremists

May 17, 2021 7:57 amMay 21, 2021 12:23 pm

Only half of public school students in California meet the state standards in English, and only 40 percent are proficient in math, says Lance Izumi, the Senior Director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute. Even worse,...

We Must Hang Together, Or Surely We Shall Hang Separately

May 12, 2021 6:20 amMay 13, 2021 5:38 am

The special election to recall Gavin Newsom is coming up this Fall, and the two questions on the ballot might serve as a metaphor for the dilemma confronting Republicans in California. Question one is binary: Do you want to recall...

Fighting, and Winning, School Choice in California

March 24, 2021 2:25 amMarch 23, 2021 3:55 pm

There is going to be a school choice initiative on the state ballot in November 2022. While this is not an absolute certainty, the grassroots support for school choice is strong, and the infrastructure necessary to nurture a grassroots effort...

School Choice Initiative Quietly Gathers Support

January 27, 2021 2:15 amJanuary 26, 2021 3:27 pm

In the November 2020 election, California’s powerful teachers’ unions spent over $20 million promoting Prop. 15, which would have increased taxes on commercial properties. Other unions, mostly in the public sector, spent another $17 million to promote Prop. 15. But voters...

The Coalition That Will Realign California

December 29, 2020 6:22 amDecember 30, 2020 3:35 pm

Poor governance, beginning long before the bungled response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to a recall campaign that may very well put California Governor Newsom into a fight for his political life in the Spring of 2021. If a suitable challenger emerges to...

How to Realign California Politics

September 25, 2020 2:07 amSeptember 25, 2020 5:20 pm

The working class, which still constitutes a supermajority of California’s voters, is being destroyed by the policies enacted by the Democratic party. This is why political realignment in California can happen fast. In three fundamental areas, public education, land use, and...