John Seiler: I have a lot of problems with the death penalty. It is just to kill the worst criminals, who have removed themselves from civil society because of their murders and other high crimes. But I don't trust the current California or U.S. governments to execute the right people. These gove...
January, 2012How To Kill Death-Row CostsTuesday, January 31st, 2012Couple Abused at LAX for TweetsMonday, January 30th, 2012John Seiler: Ever wonder if America is a police state? Wonder no more. Reports the Daily Mail: "Two British tourists were barred from entering America after joking on Twitter that they were going to 'destroy America' and 'dig up Marilyn Monroe'. "Leigh Van Bryan, 26, was handcuffed and kept... Petty Lawsuit Shows Leaders’ MotiveMonday, January 30th, 2012Katy Grimes: A petty lawsuit filed by Assembly Speaker John Perez and Senate Pres. Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg against the state Controller demonstrates the legal levels the Democratic leaders are willing to go. While it may sound as if this is a legal precedence-setting opportunity, it’s not their ... Romney Win Makes CA IrrelevantSunday, January 29th, 2012 John Seiler: The California primary's late date, in June, usually makes it irrelevant. By then, one candidate usually has come to the fore of the Democratic or Republican parties. Yet California commentators still salivate over actually having something worthy to report. Writes Josh Richman:... CARB, Nichols Ignore Global COOLINGSunday, January 29th, 2012 John Seiler: In California, everything is upside down. On Friday, the California Air Resources Board clicked its jackboots and ordered one in seven Calfornia cars to be "ultra clean" by 2025. That means "battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell and plug-in hybrid vehicles." It's supposed to cut... Tax Polls Irrelevant NowWednesday, January 25th, 2012John Seiler: Joel Fox makes some good points about the recent PPIC poll on tax increases. Supposedly the poll showed big margins of folks backing tax increases. But Fox pointed out that the recent Republican poll numbers in the primary season have changed rapidly within just a few days. There ... Greenhut Dissects State of the UnionWednesday, January 25th, 2012John Seiler: Writing on Bloomberg, our colleague Steven Greenhut dissected President Obama's State of the Union speech. You can read the whole thing there. But here's the part on California: ------------------------------------------ Steven Greenhut: He called for a new era of responsibili... Apple Cracking Textbook RacketTuesday, January 24th, 2012 John Seiler: The biggest ripoff going is textbooks for K-12 and, even worse, college. I know some college kids who spend way more than $1,000 a year for required textbooks for their college classes. Usually the texts are sub-par regurgitations of P.C. claptrap. And the professors who write the... |