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Back to homepageSpecial Series: Bond Holders Seek Governmental Transparency
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a CalWatchDog.com Special Series of 12 in-depth articles on municipal bankruptcy. MARCH 20, 2012 By DAVE ROBERTS Once upon a time buying a municipal bond was considered a safe bet. A decent rate
Read More‘Anti-tax Demagogues’ Smashing CA?
John Seiler: Los Angeles Times columnist George Skelton is worth reading because he’s almost always wrong. His latest column blames “anti-tax demagogues” for California’s disastrous condition. How about, instead, a string of incompetent governors who refused to discipline the Legislature’s
Read MoreSpecial Series: Local Governments Face Bankruptcy Quandary
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a CalWatchDog.com Special Series of 12 in-depth articles on municipal bankruptcy. MARCH 16, 2012 By JOHN SEILER Bankruptcy is the boogeyman haunting governments across America. It’s not a question of if more cities
Read MoreWho Subsidized the Electric Car?
John Seiler: A 2006 documentary is called, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” According to IMDB.com, it’s “A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the
Read MoreDeVore Explains Why He Left for Tex
One of California’s best Assemblyman of recent years was Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine. He especially was good on the state budget. Term-limited, he left office, then left California. As with so many others who splilt, the Golden State became the Pyrite
Read MoreWhat’s the Deal With Voter ID?
John Seiler: Personally, I don’t think there should be any mandatory government ID cards. Roads should be privatized, allowing the private owners to decide what ID, if any, is needed to use them. Minors buying booze should be determined by
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Govt. Feeding Schoolkids ‘Soylent Pink’
John Seiler: Our colleague Dave Roberts today reported on how the California Legislature might ban food trucks within 1,500 feet of schools. The trucks are selling stuff kids like — burritos and burgers — instead of the tastless slop First
Read MoreBrown Assaults Religious Liberty
John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown likes to brag how he attended a Catholic Jesuit seminary half a century ago. Now and then he even drops a few lines of Latin, showing us how Superior he is to the rabble who attended
Read MoreGirl is Right: Public School Is ‘Modern Slavery’
John Seiler: Kids finally are figuring it out. According to the Huffington Post, a 13-year-old girl in Rochester, N.Y. was harassed by public school officials after she wrote a paper comparing her school to “modern slavery.” She was forced to
Read MoreShock! ‘Conservative White Men’ Deny Moon Made of Green Cheese
Commentary MARCH 7, 2012 By JOHN SEILER Supposing somebody insisted that the moon is made of green cheese. This is not a self-evident fact. Camembert, maybe, but not green cheese. We would demand strong proof. Even if the proof was
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