Opinion – Page 3 – California Globe

Congressional Candidate Turns Her Back on the American Flag

May 24, 2026 9:51 amMay 24, 2026 10:22 am

Mai Vang is a Sacramento City Councilwoman, and a California congressional candidate for California’s 7th Congressional District. Mai Vang also refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and turns her back on the U.S. flag during public meetings. Don’t be...

California Voter ID Has a Solid and Interesting History

May 24, 2026 8:00 amMay 24, 2026 8:04 am

Several decades ago, when I became registered as a California voter, balloting was at a neighborhood polling place and everyone had to show government issued identification (Voter ID), even when the polling workers personally knew you. That process continued for...

The Jones Act Waiver has Turned Into a Boon for California at Our Nation’s Expense

May 22, 2026 7:00 amMay 22, 2026 7:01 am

The Jones Act is the fundamental, America First maritime law. It requires that all goods transported by water be carried by American-built, American-owned, American-flagged, and American-crewed. Essentially, the Jones Act protects American waterways and American jobs from foreign influence. Without...

Commentary: Liberal White Women Seek Masculinity in Gay Romance

May 21, 2026 8:00 amMay 21, 2026 8:01 am

Last Friday night I ducked into my usual spot in West Hollywood—a proper gay bar, the kind where the clientele is 95% dudes who actually like other dudes. No bachelorette parties, no hen-night shrieking, no rainbow-filtered Instagram tourists treating the...

DOJ Leverages Skid Row ‘Cash-for-Ballots’ Scheme to Demand Full Audit of California Voter Rolls

May 19, 2026 10:00 amMay 19, 2026 10:57 am

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that a Marina del Rey woman has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of paying individuals, including homeless people on Skid Row, to register to vote using false or vague addresses,...

High-Speed Rail Shuffle: Bay Area Cronies Board the Boondoggle While the Central Valley Gets the Shaft

May 15, 2026 8:00 amMay 15, 2026 8:01 am

Fresno developer Tom Richards spent sixteen years trying to steer California’s high-speed rail project toward something resembling a real outcome. Last week he stepped down as board chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Governor Gavin Newsom’s response: appoint two...

ASU Stages Its Own Theater of the Absurd: From Shakespeare to Sorcery and Taxpayer-Funded Queer Activism

May 14, 2026 2:10 pmMay 14, 2026 2:10 pm

As an English major who once dreamed of wrestling with Shakespeare, dissecting Milton, and grappling with the great works that built Western civilization, I never imagined the liberal arts would descend into this: Arizona State University proudly steering incoming freshmen...