The Trustee Problem
Public pension boards are built so that nobody at the table speaks for long-term solvency, and CalPERS handed us the proof this fall. On July 13 the fund reported a 14.8% return for the year ending June 30, against an...
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A Minority With No Benefits
This week Lockheed Martin agreed to pay about $29.5 million to settle federal claims that it shortchanged white employees on pay, and the company denies the allegations and admits no liability. Meanwhile, the Census Bureau reports that non-Hispanic whites are...
The Internet’s Hidden Weakness Detected by AI
The next cyberattack against an American company may not begin with a suspicious email, a stolen password, or a hacker manually probing a network. It may begin with artificial intelligence finding a flaw buried in software that has been running...
Lombardo’s Record 162 Vetoes Cleared the Path for Ford’s California-Style Agenda
Governor-elect Aaron Ford and a Democratic-controlled Legislature are positioned to advance progressive priorities that Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo blocked with a record 162 vetoes—75 in the 2023 session and 87 in 2025. Those rejections repeatedly stopped gun restrictions, expanded labor...
TikTok Handed Dems The Win
The kids who spent 2026 scrolling TikTok while their parents covered the rent just handed Democrats their midterm gift. US Voters 18 to 24, overwhelmingly single, unmarried males with no mortgage, no kids, and no real skin in the game...
Arizona Republicans Held $1.5 Million Meta Ad Advantage As Democrats Won Major Races
Republican-aligned advertisers spent an estimated $1.5 million more than their Democratic counterparts on Meta ads concerning Arizona races during the 2026 election season, even as Democrats retained the governor’s office, attorney general’s office, and secretary of state’s office and flipped...
US Employers Add 165,000 New Jobs in October, Blowing Past Expectations
Good news: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that employment rose by 165,000 new jobs in October 2026, well above the 60,000–65,000 employer consensus. “Today’s jobs report shows our great American companies have created nearly 400,000 private-sector jobs...