20th anniversary of Waco raid
Feb. 28, 2013 By John Seiler If you think government “protects” you, remember what happened 20 years ago today: The federal government initiated its siege of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Tex. The siege lasted 50 days and ended on April
Read MoreLessons for CA from my Middle East trip
Feb. 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes I just returned from a trip to the Middle East, and managed to pack several thousand years of history into three weeks. Against the warnings and concerns of many friends, my husband and I,
Read MorePelosi leads charge on minimum wage hike
Feb. 26, 2013 By Josephine Djuhana Raising the minimum wage helps the little guy — doesn’t it? President Obama’s State of the Union address earlier this month was more than a brightly optimistic speech on the current state of affairs
Read MoreL.A. Times finally admits L.A. facing broad decline
Feb. 24, 2013 By Chris Reed As someone who’s lived in Southern California since 1990, it’s been pretty obvious to me that Los Angeles and Los Angeles County have been in a broad decline that began when the end of
Read MoreS. Court splits on defending civil liberties
Feb. 24, 2013 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions regarding police powers were mixed, thus offering a reminder to civil libertarians that they cannot depend upon the high court to protect the public from unwarranted
Read MoreWill nanotech, biotech bonanza rescue state from its politicians?
Feb. 23, 2013 By Chris Reed The Golden State may yet be rescued from its epic mismanagement by private-sector innovation that brings vast new wealth to California. For all our Solyndra-style boondoggles, there’s also extraordinarily promising work being done that
Read MoreI’m going to Starbucks to support gun rights!
Feb. 22, 2013 By John Seiler When my work is done today, I’m heading off to Starbucks to patronize their fine coffee. Three of their ships are half a mile of where I live. That’s because today is the day
Read MoreRepublican lawmaker touts bill pushed by labor bullies
Feb. 21, 2013 By Chris Reed You don’t have to be a union hater to be amazed at all the different ways labor decides to make its Sacramento puppets jump through hoops. The latest example is legislation that would require
Read MoreKFI’s John & Ken talk about CalWatchDog.com report
Feb. 20, 2013 By Chris Reed John & Ken of KFI 640 AM Los Angeles had me on Tuesday to talk about my CalWatchDog.com report on the L.A. Unified School District committing to spending $500 million in 30-year school “construction
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Gov. Antoinette-Brown: Let the unemployed eat cake
Feb. 19, 2013 By Chris Reed Over the weekend, the U-T San Diego had a story about the Texas vs. California business-climate debate. It featured an astounding claim from Gov. Jerry Brown’s top economics adviser: “California provides a higher level
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