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State media, Jerry Brown ignore CA’s worst-in-nation poverty rate

If you were a resident in the state with the nation’s highest poverty rate, wouldn’t you think you’d be aware of that fact? That a higher percentage of your family, friends, neighbors and others in your community struggled to make

China surging

John Seiler October 19, 2013

China's growth dropped from 12 percent in 2010 to “only” 7.5 percent during the second quarter of 2012. Now China is surging again, with growth of 7.8 percent in the quarter — and rising. The Wall Street Journal reported, “On a

Will immigration reform move forward?

Adam O'Neal October 18, 2013

President Obama, during his press conference Thursday, identified three policy areas where he believed Congress — at its most dysfunctional point in recent memory — could actually produce legislation. He suggested that the legislative branch pursue a farm bill, a

President Arnold?

John Seiler October 18, 2013

Three years ago I reviewed Ian Halpern's biography of then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, “The Governator: From Muscle Beach to His Quest for the White House, the Improbable Rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger.” Back than it was by far the best biography of

Gov. Brown's school plan pushes money, not reform

Wayne Lusvardi October 18, 2013

A year ago, Gov. Jerry Brown convinced voters to pass Proposition 30 on the November 2012 ballot. It raised taxes $7 billion, with most of the money promised for K-12 schools. This year, Brown included his school-financing reform package

Oreo cookies and sustainability: the new drugs of choice

Katy Grimes October 18, 2013

America’s favorite cookie is as addictive as cocaine or heroin. According to a new Connecticut College student-faculty study, Oreos are just as addictive as drugs in lab rats. Apparently the lab rats in the study devoured the cookie sandwiches. But is there