Demographics

You’re far more likely to be impoverished in CA than Mississippi

For decades, economists have complained about the stupidity of the Census Bureau’s annual report on poverty in the U.S. because it didn’t include cost of living in its rankings of the 50 states. An example of the old stats can

Fiasco at all-minority L.A. high school validates Vergara argument

Chris Reed October 16, 2014

The immense fiasco at 100 percent minority Jefferson High School in Los Angeles underscores the findings of Judge Rolf Treu in the Vergara case that minority students are treated awfully in the L.A. Unified School District. This is from the

Japan’s 50th bullet train anniversary: What it says about CA

Chris Reed October 6, 2014

Oct. 1 marked the 50th anniversary of the beginning of commercial operations for Japan’s bullet train system. The Shinkansen is by far the most successful bullet train network in the world. The British press and just about no one else

Texas Latinos out-achieve CA Latinos in broad array of categories

Chris Reed September 30, 2014

Heritage Foundation senior editor Mike Gonzalez has a new book out this month, “A Race for the Future: How Conservatives Can Break the Liberal Monopoly on Hispanic Americans.” Gonzalez, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, takes a deeper look at

Immigration: Feinstein acts like Chicago Dem, not CA Dem

Chris Reed August 19, 2014

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein won’t put up with the CIA spying on lawmakers. Her repeated denunciations of the agency this year have been remarkable, considering her decades as a leading figure in the national security establishment. But Feinstein isn’t so

Dreamers leaving CA

John Seiler August 17, 2014

The New York Times ran a fascinating graphic showing how California, while still a major destination of those from foreign lands, no longer is the land of opportunity for people from other U.S. states. The Times: California, shown above, has long been the

Mitch Albom, CWD contributor talk about Silicon Valley, diversity

Chris Reed July 31, 2014

Jesse Jackson’s on-again, off-again campaign against Silicon Valley for the lack of blacks, Latinos and women in its tech workforce is revving up. This is from a USA Today story this week: “There’s no talent shortage. There’s an opportunity shortage,”