Rights and Liberties
Back to homepageRemembering when — and why — California inspired the world
Dec. 25, 2012 By Chris Reed Merry Christmas, everyone! The autumn issue of City Journal has a wonderful piece by Michael Anton on how Tom Wolfe’s 1960s sprawling, funny, rule-breaking essays about California defined the Golden State for the rest
Read MoreCA lawmakers take aim at guns
Dec. 24, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO – It took only days before California’s legislators reacted to the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy with a fusillade of bills designed to take California closer to Democratic leaders’ unstated but obvious
Read MoreSanta Monica has no room in public inn for nativity story
Dec. 21, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion, but without the establishment of a state religion. Nevertheless, for Christmas in Santa Monica in 2012, the proverbial inn has no
Read MoreGun controllers hold up Communist China as a model
Dec. 20, 2012 By John Seiler The horrible killings in Newtown have brought to the fore the hidden totalitarian beliefs of many gun controllers. They’ve been saying that America should adopt the Maoist gun-control policies of Communist China. In the
Read MoreWhy we need more gun rights, not gun control
Dec. 19, 2012 By John Seiler This was testimony before the U.S. Senate by Suzanna Hupp. Look for gun controller Sen. Chuck Schumer. He is protected by armed Capitol Police. You and I are not.
Read MoreBeware of lawmakers selling Prop. 13 snake oil
Dec. 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes Like geese migrating South for the winter, every year a combination of journalists, editorial boards, and “experts” join California’s liberal politicians in calling for the repeal of Proposition 13. They can’t stand the 1978 ballot
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Vile lefty talk show host rides again
Nov. 29, 2012 Katy Grimes: The gross double standard in media today was exacerbated Monday when far-left, liberal radio talk show host Sirius XM radio host Mike Malloy lost it on air. Malloy said he wished the Lord would lop
Read MoreHawthorne 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 MoreSac Bee’s cheap shot at McClintock and conservatives
Nov. 19, 2012 By Steven Greenhut: The Sacramento Bee’s lead editorial today lavished praise on one of California’s most destructive politicians in a generation, U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren, the Sacramento-area Republican who lost his seat to Democrat Ami Bera. Bera
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