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Colombia’s Hydrocarbon Promise Threatened by ‘Green’ Foolishness

January 1, 2025 8:42 pmJanuary 7, 2025 9:46 am

With mist-shrouded peaks of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and a sun-drenched Caribbean coastline, Colombia’s landscape is as diverse as its people. However, decades of internal conflict and economic uncertainty demonstrated that incredible natural beauty alone are not sufficient...

My Exchange with a CA Globe Dissenter

January 1, 2025 3:00 amJanuary 1, 2025 7:07 am

When I receive an email from a faithful Globe reader, or a skeptic, a hater or a troll, I respond. While I truly enjoy and appreciate emails from Globe faithful, I make sure to respond to the skeptics and haters...

High Road Jobs in Transportation Public Contracting

January 1, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 1, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 6.8, concerns certain public contracts and grants in the transportation sector. Section 6980 names the chapter the “High Road Jobs in Transportation-Related Public Contracts and Grants Pilot Program.” Section 6981...

California College of the Arts Prof. Sues following Threat of Dismissal for Arguing with Pro-Hamas Student

December 31, 2024 3:52 pmDecember 31, 2024 3:52 pm

Colleges and universities are, theoretically, places where rigorous intellectual debate can flourish. But these days, it seems that every time a professor even gently reproaches pro-Hamas students he or she is accused of harassment and bullying and railroaded by school...

California’s Military Academies

December 31, 2024 9:23 amDecember 31, 2024 9:23 am

The Military and Veterans Code, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 2, provides for military academies under the California Cadet Corps and voluntary organizations. Section 530 states that, in any military academy, having not less than 80 students, uniformed, drilled, and instructed...

California’s Draconian AB 5 Continues to Decimate the Careers of Independent Professionals

December 31, 2024 7:17 amDecember 31, 2024 10:54 am

As California’s onerous AB 5 law enters its fifth year of chaos, independent professionals in the (once) Golden State continue to experience disruption and/or decimation of their careers across hundreds of industries and professions, thanks to the freelance-busting policy authored...

Trump’s 2024 Surprise Record California Vote & Looking Ahead at 2025

December 31, 2024 2:45 amDecember 31, 2024 2:46 am

The 2024 November election in California was a surprise plus this year, with even the national party taken aback by how much the party grew in California. While there were some losses, such as the GOP losing a few close...