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John Seiler: Writing here yesterday, I insisted that, in his State of the Union Address, President Obama must order the end of the TSA molestations of air travelers, especially of grandmothers and young girls. Instead, he joked about it! Watch
Read MoreIn Memory Of A Budget
Katy Grimes: Since the new Legislature received Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal on January 10, many have been expecting legislators to start floating their own bills challenging or supporting Brown’s budget cuts and tax extensions. Instead, both houses of the
Read MoreFahrenheit 78
John Seiler: Today, January 17, the Year of Our Lord 2011, in Huntington Beach it was Fahrenheit 78 degrees, the most beautiful day I’ve ever seen. It was July in January. That’s why we Californians put up with the sky-high
Read MoreCal Supreme Court Tyranny
John Seiler: Recall, anyone? Not of Gov. Jerry Brown — yet. But of the five California Supreme Court “justices” who voted to revoke your Fourth Amendment right “against unreasonable searches and seizures.” Absurdly, the court ruled that, if cops arrest
Read MoreOCR's 12 Days Of WikiLeaks
Steven Greenhut: A funny video from our friends at the Orange County Register:
Read MoreMcDonald's Renders Parents Helpless
Katy Grimes: Newsflash! McDonald’s is at fault not just for childhood obesity, but for lousy parenting. “A California woman is suing McDonald’s claiming the fast-food giant uses toys to market directly to young children. Monet Parham, a Sacramento, California, mother
Read MoreMark Leno's Bully Bill Mill
DEC. 16, 2010 With California in the middle of the most devastating financial crisis in state history, Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, has introduced a bill purportedly aimed at stopping bullying in schools. But some are asking if it’s merely
Read MoreCA: State Of Secrecy
DEC. 7, 2010 By TORI RICHARDS While Gov. Jerry Brown breezed into office on a platform of frugality and openness, California’s government has shown a mandate of secrecy that could have no end in sight. In fact, First Amendment experts
Read MoreWikiLeaks Good For Free Society
DEC. 5, 2010 The response by pundits to the latest WikiLeaks classified-document dump has reminded me of a preacher who decries pornography, but who also insists on reading the dirty magazines page by page so that he can better understand
Read MoreWhy Californians Go To Texas
DEC. 2, 2010 When will enough be enough for California? How much longer is California going to roll over for Texas? Or North Carolina, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Tennessee or Utah? While these wonderful states are cherry-picking our surviving businesses, state
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