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Ways Out of California’s Forest of Problems: Part 2
/in California, PoliticsThis is the second of two reported essays on the issues facing California. Read the first installment here. California’s wide range of problems – including declining schools, widening inequality, rising […]
Climate Change Is Driving California’s Golden Road to Decline: Part 1
/in California, PoliticsFor all its strengths, California has the nation’s second-highest rate of unemployment with lagging job growth, particularly in comparison to its neighboring states.
The EU’s Fury at Trump’s Tariffs Is Hypocritical Insanity
/in PoliticsInstead of hitting out at Trump’s tariffs, the EU and its media allies should focus on Beijing’s attempt to take over world trade.
California’s Population Bump Won’t Make Up for Its Long-term Slide
/in California, DemographicsWhen the U.S. Census Bureau recently revealed a small increase in California’s population, it came as a welcome sign to some that the state was growing again. The data even […]
Blue States Could Be Biggest Beneficiaries of Trump’s Policies
/in California, PoliticsDonald Trump is unlikely to win a popularity contest or an election in America’s deepest blue states. But, ironically, his administration could prove a long term boon to these places, […]
Ignore the Bluster — Donald Trump is Not an Imperialist
/in Urban AffairsDonald Trump is a phenomenon borne of concern about American decline; he’s no colossus ready to conquer the known world.
Does Gavin Newsom Believe In Anything?
/in California, PoliticsGavin Newsom’s new podcast reveals not only a media-savvy politico seeking more exposure to a bigger audience. It also reflects a concerted drive by the onetime self-anointed leader of the […]
How Federal Lands Can Be Used to Ease the Housing Crisis
/in PoliticsCongress should update its land-use laws, including the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, to authorize federal leases for housing development, subject to standard public health and environmental protections.
In Southern L.A., These Cities Are Making a Comeback
/in CaliforniaLike many older industrial towns, Paramount, a mostly Latino city of 50,000 located 18 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, has been through hard times.
Liberals Riding Anti-Americanism to Re-election Would Be Tragic
/in Politics, The EconomyU.S. President Donald Trump’s imbecilic and unnecessary suggestion that Canada should become the 51st state has led some of my own family members — on my wife’s side, who are […]