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Pravda laughs at American global warming hysteria
Jan. 6, 2012 By Katy Grimes Imagine my surprise when I found an article in Pravda mocking Western academics, scientists, environmentalists and government elites for using the cause célèbre of “man-made global warming” as a way to “control the lives and
Read MoreSchwarzenegger still in marketing mode, selling myths
Jan. 6, 2013 By Chris Reed One of the staples of modern journalism is the piece in which a famous figure is asked to expound on his favorite books or music. With music, answers often seem genuinely enthusiastic. With books,
Read MoreIs state economy beyond point of no return?
Jan. 5, 2013 By Chris Reed In September 2008, in his last major speech to the California Legislature, soon-to-be congressman Tom McClintock said the state government had turned the corner, and not in a good way. “I believe we have
Read MoreRon Paul blasts ‘fiscal cliff’ deal scam
Jan. 5, 2013 By John Seiler He’s no longer in office, but the greatest congressman in American history still is telling like it is. Here’s Ron Paul on the fraud “fiscal cliff” deal imposed on us by the scamsters of
Read More‘Fiscal cliff’ deal costs California $45 million from death tax
Jan. 4, 2013 By John Seiler Even death is not being kind to the California budget. According to the Bee: “Because Congress permanently killed an estate tax transfer to states this week, California stands to lose $45 million in inheritance tax
Read MoreFederal tax increase hits middle-class more than rich
Jan. 4, 2013 By John Seiler Throughout the whole phony “fiscal cliff” crisis Democrats kept saying the “rich” had to “pay their fair share” so the middle-class wouldn’t get a tax increase. Republicans insisted that they were against all tax
Read MoreBill would streamline getting a college degree
Jan. 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The cost of attending California’s public universities and colleges has skyrocketed in the last 25 years. “Whereas nationwide tuition and fees at public universities over the last five years have risen on
Read MoreJust who wants to “take back America”?
Jan. 4, 2013 By John Seiler Last week I noted that Sam Donaldson attacked the Tea Partiers for their slogan, “We ought to take back our country.” Actually, I noted, they just didn’t want to keep paying massive taxes to
Read MoreL.A. sportswriter likens Thomas Sowell to house slave
Jan. 3, 2013 By Chris Reed A high-profile Los Angeles-based African-American sportswriter took to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon to compare Thomas Sowell of Stanford’s Hoover Institution to the house slave character in Quentin Tarantino’s new film “Django Unchanged.” Sowell, 82,
Read MoreCould Occupiers and Tea Partiers join to fight growth controls?
Jan. 3, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Mixing metaphors, David Farber once said, “Necessity is the mother of strange bedfellows.” That may be the case with flirting discussions between the Tea Party and the Occupy social movements in California. There is a plausible
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