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Newsom, Swalwell and Democrats Flailing for Relevance

March 30, 2026 5:30 amMarch 31, 2026 6:29 am

In 2025 Democrats’ approval ratings were in the tank. Remember? CNN’s Harry Enten warned in July 2025 of Democrats’ plummeting approval ratings. He said a blue wave is far from a guarantee in the fall 2026 midterms, and warned that...

Another Big Freedom of Speech Win Against Totalitarian Biden Admin

March 25, 2026 10:00 amMarch 25, 2026 4:16 pm

Another important freedom of speech case, Missouri v. Biden, addresses whether the federal government violated the First Amendment by allegedly coercing social media companies to censor certain viewpoints. U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) said after the landmark decision in the...

Greenberg: A Novice Congressional Candidate Blows it on Energy Politics

March 25, 2026 7:16 amMarch 25, 2026 7:16 am

The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway separating Iran from Oman and the United Arab Emirates, is a critical global chokepoint. Roughly 25% of the world’s seaborne oil trade, about 20 million barrels per day, normally passes through it. Today...

The Collateral Damage from the War on Oil!

March 25, 2026 6:52 amMarch 25, 2026 6:52 am

I am hoping that none of you are fooled into believing that the recent gasoline price spikes at the pump are due to the war with Iran, because nothing could be further from the truth as it effects California. Our...

Mamdani Proposes ‘White Homes’ Estate Tax; California Pushes Billionaire Tax

March 24, 2026 8:12 amMarch 24, 2026 12:22 pm

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is attempting to increase the estate tax “by lowering the exemption to $750,000 from its current value of $7.1 million” and massively raising the “top rate from 16% to 50%,” proclaiming his own apartheid. $750,000...

Debate: Are Schools Failing at Civic Education – And is That Driving Today’s Political Divide?

March 23, 2026 9:00 amMarch 24, 2026 6:50 am

Is the failure of civic education the primary cause of ideological partisanship in society? That was the question in a debate Thursday hosted by Pepperdine University and The Steamboat Institute, centered around a question that’s becoming increasingly relevant across Los...

Activists in Black Robes: America’s Shadow Legislature

March 22, 2026 9:15 amMarch 22, 2026 9:15 am

There is a reason the Founders gave Article III judges lifetime appointments and no army. They were supposed to interpret law quietly, not rewrite it loudly. On June 9, 2025, U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar, an Obama appointee sitting...