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VIDEO: Will battle tanks replace think tanks?
Politics is a contact sport, so is it time for think tanks to transition from academic institutions to partisan brawlers? Stephen Moore, chief economist and the Heritage Foundation and Orange County Register columnist, shares his views with CalWatchdog.com’s James Poulos.
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Minimum wage kills minimum-wage jobs
As I noted six weeks ago, I’ve been noticing higher restaurant prices since California boosted its minimum wage on July 1, to $9 from $8 an hour; with a $10 increase coming in 2016. A new study by the Heritage
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BART strike would provide needed clarity on compensation, union power
If I was an advisor to Gov. Jerry Brown, I’d recommend he let the BART strike play out without government intervention. California would be much more governable if voters understood that collective bargaining is holding taxpayers hostage, and more exposure
Read MoreDemise of two conservative journals helps explain GOP problems
Feb. 28, 2013 By John Seiler Two venerable old conservative print journals have died in recent days. Policy Review has ceased operations entirely. Human Events, which was Ronald Reagan’s favorite weekly journal, will cease printing but remain online. I was
Read MoreUnhappy Californians unwilling to change
Sept. 24, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — California residents are depressed about the economy and see little hope for change in the near future, yet they seem more reluctant than ever to change the current high-tax, union-dominated political course
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