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John Seiler: The housing crisis of recent years was caused by the government itself. The Federal Reserve Board — a quasi-private bank whose directors are appointed by the president — has debased the dollar while keeping interest rates artificially low.
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UC Imposes PC Smoking Ban
John Seiler: Even though it’s advertised as a health measure, smoking bans actually are Politically Correct posturing. They say, “I’m better than you. You’re a working-class schlub for smoking. I’m an elitist, over-educated, Politically Correct snob. Stop enjoying yourself.” You
Read MoreCA Should Sell Univ. Football Teams
John Seiler: To avoid bankruptcy, any sensible business or family begins selling things: cars, TVs, computers, office furniture, etc. Otherwise, the stuff might be sold anyway at a bankruptcy auction. Not California. The state owns billions of dollars of property
Read MoreRice Talks of World Shocks in Sacto
Valerie Starr: Condoleeza Rice spoke to a packed house last night at the Sacramento Speaker Series at the Community Center. Knowing that Rice played such a large role in history, her biography lasted more than five minutes. She is best
Read MoreBallot-Box Budgeting Scheme
Katy Grimes: The latest proposed state budget demonstrates exactly why California doesn’t need the new spending scheme that will appear on the ballot this June. The budget released by the Governor last week projects that despite billions in cuts to
Read MoreA Stake Through the Heart of Rail
Katy Grimes: Apparently tired of all of the talk and stories around the capitol and throughout the state about the need to end the money-sucking High-Speed Rail system, Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, plans on driving a wooden stake through
Read MoreHayashi Hired ‘The Fixer’
Katy Grimes: The strange news that a benign brain tumor is the real reason that Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi shoplifted at Neiman Marcus isn’t odd enough – today’s Sacramento Bee ran a front page, above-the-fold story again about Hayashi’s incident, but it was a
Read MoreFact-Check The Budget
Steven Greenhut: The Republicans are doing something useful for a change. Here’s a statement from Assemblyman Jim Nielsen: Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) announced today that in order to better inform Californians about how their tax dollars are being spent by
Read MoreKamala Harris’ Misuse of Power
Steven Greenhut: I know it’s naive, but state attorney generals are supposed to provide fair ballot summaries for proposed initiatives, but in recent years AGs use their power to destroy initiatives they don’t like by describing them improperly and even
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