Opinion – California Globe

Protecting Kids Means Protecting Them From This Too

September 1, 2026 12:00 pmSeptember 1, 2026 12:26 pm

A few weeks ago I sat down with Chloe Cole. She was 15 the first time a doctor put her on puberty blockers. By 16, she’d undergone a double mastectomy. She told me, plainly, that no one in the room,...

Sacramento Just Turned Off the Lights

September 1, 2026 9:25 amSeptember 1, 2026 9:25 am

I have spent thirty years chasing fraud in the financial services industry as a court-designated expert witness in federal and state courts. The first lesson you learn in that line of work is simple. Fraud does not survive in the...

Rep. Jared Huffman’s Trump Derangement Syndrome is Thriving in Epic Ballroom Rant

September 1, 2026 8:14 amSeptember 1, 2026 10:48 am

Every so often a politician makes a statement so ridiculous, so absurd, that it must be addressed. Like any contagious virus, Trump Derangement Syndrome is thriving in many Democrats. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), who has a lengthy, seemingly incurable...

Let Data Reign? Nevada Democrats Say No

August 31, 2026 4:59 pmAugust 31, 2026 5:02 pm

Nevada Democrats are trying to freeze an industry a Las Vegas company spent 26 years building, while a small Georgia city is using the same industry to erase homeowner property taxes. Last week, Sen. Dina Neal (D-North Las Vegas) pushed...

Disney’s Family Brand Meets Another Child-Star Lawsuit

August 31, 2026 12:45 pmAugust 31, 2026 12:45 pm

Former child actress Raquel Lee has sued The Walt Disney Company for negligence, alleging that a middle-aged male employee involved in the 2001 Disney Channel movie The Poof Point groomed and sexually assaulted her when she was 14. The complaint,...

Data Centers Belong in Nevada’s Economic Future

August 31, 2026 11:42 amAugust 31, 2026 11:42 am

Nevada has never built its economy by standing still. From mining and gaming to logistics, advanced manufacturing and renewable energy, our state has repeatedly embraced new industries while finding ways to make them work within Nevada’s unique communities, landscapes and...

The Alchemy of Wealth Taxation

August 31, 2026 8:00 amAugust 31, 2026 9:36 am

“Transmutation” is the process of changing one substance, element, or form into another. We owe this word to the ancient pursuit of alchemy, which sought “the artificial production of gold” from base metals. While it is now considered a pseudo-science,...