A Personal Experience with Healthcare Insurance
He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. ~William Drummond It was 1 AM on an ordinary September night in 2003, and I was sound asleep...
Legal
Crime, Campus Chaos, and the Verdict
Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, calls to defund the police and the meaning of criminal justice dominated the nation’s political dialogue. This year, public sentiment on crime appears to have shifted. The political stew is stirred by...
Gascon Facing Deposition Demand: Deputy DA Sued Him Over Political Retaliation
One of the many Los Angeles County deputy district attorneys who sued their boss George Gascon has gone back to court, this time to force Gascon to sit for a long-avoided deposition in the case. John Lewin, most well known...
Reformer Rosen Says Gascon Has to Go: Santa Clara DA Endorses Hochman
When is a progressive district attorney actually regressive? It’s when the DA in question in question is Los Angeles County’s George Gascon, says Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen. This week, Rosen endorsed Nathan Hochman in his effort to...
Frequently Asked Questions about Crimes against the Legislative Power
Does California prohibit so-called crimes against the legislative power? Yes, these provisions are found in Article III, Sections 9050 to 9056, of the California Government Code and are intended to combat crimes against the Legislature and the legislative process. Can...
Ringside: Can an Abundance Agenda Unite Business?
Scarcity and high prices are not an inevitable fact of life in California. They are the result of political choices. For nearly 50 years, and with escalating severity that shows no sign of abating, politicians in California have enacted legislation...
Frequently Asked Questions about California Budget Terminology
There are some common terms and phrases regarding the California Budget that readers should be familiar with, and which are defined by the Office of Legislative Counsel and the Department of Finance on their respective websites. What are the A-Pages?...