John Seiler, Author at CalWatchdog.com

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John Seiler

John Seiler has been writing about California for 25 years. That includes 22 years as an editorial writer for the Orange County Register and two years for CalWatchDog.com, where he is managing editor. He attended the University of Michigan and graduated from Hillsdale College. He was a Russian linguist in U.S. Army military intelligence from 1978 to 1982. He was an editor and writer for Phillips Publishing Company from 1983 to 1986. He has written for Policy Review, Chronicles, LewRockwell.com, Flash Report and numerous other publications. His email: [email protected]

Police assault horror story

Even for this day and age of police harassment of citizens, this is a horror story, from New Mexico: A review of medical records, police reports and a federal lawsuit show deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, police officers

‘Affordable’ Care Act hikes rates for Californians

John Seiler November 5, 2013

President Obama now is denying he said of your current medical insurance, “You can keep it.” But videos show him making that promise at least 23 times. Well, my insurance was canceled by him, even though I was perfectly happy

Will CO follow CA and increase taxes?

John Seiler November 4, 2013

Gov. Jerry Brown has set himself and California up as a new national model. Ten days ago he told a conference of the Center for American Progress: Three years ago California was called a failed state. They were virtually chortling

Obama’s cherry tree

John Seiler November 4, 2013

Video: Arnold explains his philosophy of governance

John Seiler October 30, 2013

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger explains his philosophy of governance during his seven years in office, 2003-2010.

Sebelius and Obamacare

John Seiler October 28, 2013

Obama killed Pontiac

John Seiler October 27, 2013

Remember all the blather last year from the Obama campaign about how he “saved” GM? It turns out President Obama killed the great Pontiac marque of cars, and even wanted to kill Buick and GMC. That cost tens of thousands

Prof. Dr. Antonio Villaraigosa, M.A., M.S., Ph.D., M.D., D.D., and B.S.

John Seiler October 26, 2013

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa brought Los Angeles to the brink of bankruptcy, as warned another former mayor, Richard Riordan. The next recession still could see L.A. go BK. Also on Villaraigosa’s watch, the city’s schools continued to underperform,

Will NSA snooping kill CA prosperity?

John Seiler October 25, 2013

Since California invented the Internet more than four decades ago, we’ve ruled the digital roost. Others have contributed, such as CERN in Switzerland and companies in other high-tech centers in America, such as Austin, Tex. and Boston’s Route 128. But

Liberal Slate effectively admits Obamacare will have death panels

John Seiler October 24, 2013

There are two ways to allocate scarce goods: By price in a free market, and by government bureaucracy. That's why it is inevitable that Obamacare, despite the protests of its partisans, will have death panels. When the costs escalate to