Opinion – California Globe

The Polling Paradox of 2026

August 8, 2026 7:38 amAugust 9, 2026 7:39 am

Eighty-nine days before the midterms, the single most-watched number in American politics cannot agree with itself. CNN’s poll with SSRS puts Democrats ahead by eight points on the generic congressional ballot. Emerson College says eleven. The Washington Post-Ipsos survey says...

Years of Media Climate Propaganda = Climate Change Fatigue

August 6, 2026 10:50 amAugust 6, 2026 1:17 pm

Exactly two years ago, as Chevron Oil company announced that it was moving its headquarters to Houston Texas from San Ramon California, California Energy Commission regulators announced proposed government controls of the petroleum industry, ostensibly in order to combat future energy...

The SECURE Data Act Isn’t So Secure for State Sovereignty

August 5, 2026 7:00 amAugust 5, 2026 7:01 am

Congress calls it the SECURE Data Act. Californians should read it as a preemption bill wearing a privacy label. Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) introduced H.R. 8413 in April, and it would build the first federal law covering the full sweep...

You Say You Want a Revolution?

August 4, 2026 12:00 pmAugust 4, 2026 12:02 pm

Here are a few prescient lines from the Beatles tune “Revolution” written by John Lennon. You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You say you got a real solution Well, you...

Has Kamala Harris Been Hijacked by the DSA or Has the Progressive Mask Finally Slipped?

August 1, 2026 3:57 pmAugust 1, 2026 4:20 pm

Former Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Nashville this week for the National Urban League’s annual conference and, in a discussion that was supposed to focus on racial justice, economic opportunity, and “defending democracy,” delivered a remarkably candid preview of...

Why do California Democrats Hate Voters So Much?

July 30, 2026 1:00 pmJuly 31, 2026 11:22 am

One party rule in California has all the power to pass any law and measure its wants, across the entire state. The fundamentals in California are corrupted – not insurmountable, but corrupted. Democrats hate voters, hate the people, and no...

A Clash of Vices: Kalshi Accuses Netflix of Defamation

July 30, 2026 8:00 amJuly 30, 2026 8:01 am

When two institutions that profit from human weakness turn on each other, the public is left to decide which is the lesser evil. That is precisely the spectacle unfolding between prediction-market platform Kalshi and Netflix over the trailer for the...