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Wisconsin and Michigan Just Ran the Experiment on Public Polling — and the Instrument Failed Exactly the way it was Built to Fail

August 12, 2026 6:00 pmAugust 12, 2026 6:10 pm

Six days ago, in The Polling Paradox of 2026, I argued that the most-polled midterm in American history had produced the least trustworthy numbers in modern memory, and that public polling had stopped measuring the electorate and started measuring the polling...

DOJ Targets Four California Districts for Hiding Gender Curriculum from Parents

June 8, 2026 1:59 pmJune 8, 2026 3:06 pm

In the Trump administration’s push to restore parental rights and enforce federal civil rights laws in America’s most progressive state, the Department of Justice has launched investigations into four Northern California school districts accused of pushing LGBTQ ideology on young...

California’s Third World Elections: Slow Count Looms as Officials Blame ‘So Many Candidates’ for Delayed Results

June 2, 2026 2:01 pmJune 3, 2026 7:19 am

Election Day is something of a misnomer in California. By state law, the process of voting and tabulating ballots stretches far beyond the traditional single day of in-person polling. With universal mail-in ballots sent out to every registered voter up...

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Prop 12 Animal Confinement Law Challenge

March 28, 2022 12:29 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that they would hear a case over California’s Prop 12 law later this year, specifically hearing a challenge over the banning the sale of items when new animal confinement standards are not met....

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds California’s Ban on ‘High-Capacity Firearm Magazines’

December 1, 2021 2:18 amNovember 30, 2021 9:19 pm

An 11 judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 7-4 on Tuesday to uphold California’s ban on high-capacity firearm magazines, overturning an earlier District Court ruling. In 2016, California voters voted in favor on Proposition...