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Hawthorne home to an out-of-control police state
Nov. 26, 2012 By Chris Reed A while back, I came upon the amazing stories of Daniel J. Saulmon, a Southern California man who has used video and audio recorders to document vast evidence of police misconduct. Here we go
Read MoreGiving up liberties for safety
Nov. 25, 2012 Katy Grimes: The government push for more domestic drones to spy on American citizens should give everyone chills. What could possibly go wrong? Last Spring, President Obama signed the approval of 30,000 drones to be used domestically, and the
Read MoreDo the math: 55% taxes loom for $300K-plus earners in California
Nov. 25, 2012 By Chris Reed Matt Miller, a quirky and interesting writer-thinker for a lefty think tank (the Center for American Progress), has a warning for Gov. Jerry Brown. Writing in the Washington Post, Miller does the math and
Read MoreHow to break up California
Nov. 24, 2012 By John Seiler California obviously is a preposterously large state. Its 38 million population is greater than the population of 209 of the 242 countries listed by Wikipedia. It’s greater than Algeria, Canada, Uganda, Iraq, Peru, Venezuela,
Read MoreSac Bee story on worker pay fails to mention ‘step’ auto-raises
Nov. 23, 2012 By Chris Reed Many California government workers — and more than half of all teachers — get “step” pay raises every year just for accumulating seniority. Teachers and some other workers can also get “column” pay raises
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Video: How can libertarians reach more people
Nov. 22, 2012 By Brian Calle Here’s an upbeat message on selling liberty from Judd Weiss, a libertarian activist. We mention pies. Happy Thanksgiving!
Read MoreWolf for Thanksgiving dinner — a Fairy Tale
Nov. 22, 2012 By Mark Cabaniss Democracy, it has been said, is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. Yes, the sheep gets to vote. And yes, in theory he could appeal to one of
Read MoreFossil-fuel-phobic Brown, Nichols pine for world that will never be
Nov. 21 By Chris Reed The California media’s never-is-heard-a-discouraging word coverage of AB 32 and the recent cap-and-trade auction continues. But what’s astounding is that just a week ago, the International Energy Association declared that fracking had the U.S. on
Read MoreNew law needed to simplify CA budget
Nov. 21, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Every year state Senator Joe Simitan, D-Palo Alto, holds a contest for his constituents to submit ideas for new laws. Simitan boasts that 18 submittals have been enacted as new laws since 2001. Well, here’s
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