March 26, 2012 Faced with rising water rates, some politicians and community activists in Southern California are revisiting a fundamental question that most of us thought had been answered by the collapse of the Soviet Union: Is government the most efficient provider of services? We know of t...
March, 2012Water Socialists Are All WetMonday, March 26th, 2012More Inmates today in US Prisons than in Stalin’s GulagSunday, March 25th, 2012John Seiler: Incredible. America now has more people in its stuffed prisons, 6 million, than were stuck in Stalin's gulag prison system. Reports Fareed Zakaria on CNN.com: "Is this hyperbole? Here are the facts. The U.S. has 760 prisoners per 100,000 citizens. That’s not just many more than i... Paper: Massive Cheating in L.A., Other Schools Districts Across AmericaSunday, March 25th, 2012MARCH 26, 2012 By JOHN SEILER Yesterday the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a series on massive cheating on school tests across America, "Cheating our children: Suspicious school test scores across the nation." It specifically looked at nine districts, including the Los Angeles Unified School... Scott Baugh Joins GOP HypocritesFriday, March 23rd, 2012Steven Greenhut: Orange County Republican Party Chairman Scott Baugh has gained much well-deserved publicity for his "Manifesto" declaring that the party will not support candidates who take union support. But Baugh has turned his back on his manifesto, as epitomized by his headlining role at a fund... Another ‘Green’ Scandal AlertFriday, March 23rd, 2012Katy Grimes: ECOtality, a San Francisco green-tech company which had been on the verge of bankruptcy, "received roughly $115 million in two separate Energy Department grants to build 14,000 electric vehicle charging stations in 18 cities," the Heritage Foundation reported today. "In its push t... Legislators Shame Even Dick and JaneFriday, March 23rd, 2012 MAR. 23, 2012 By KATY GRIMES Political gamesmanship is as old as man and politics. The levels of gamesmanship, however, can either remain at mere power struggles and turf wars, or escalate to abuses of power. With 78 empty budget bills now in the hands of the legislative Democrats, many at ... Consequences of ConservationFriday, March 23rd, 2012 March 23, 2012 Palo Alto residents have responded admirably to the city’s “Zero Waste” campaign, which aims to divert almost all the city’s trash from landfills to recycling centers by 2021. In fact, residents have done such a good job of recycling -- the city’s diversion rate has r... Loophole Allows New Cal State Prez to Receive 20% RaiseFriday, March 23rd, 2012MARCH 23, 2012 By JOHN HRABE A loophole in the California State University’s new executive compensation policy will allow new Cal State Northridge President Dianne Harrison to earn a 20 percent raise over her current salary as president of Cal State Monterey Bay. Harrison, who annually earns... Brown’s Tax Canoe Headed For Water FallFriday, March 23rd, 2012MARCH 23, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI California Gov. Jerry Brown likens himself to a canoeist who paddles a little to the Left then a little to the Right. Lately, he has been paddling Left with labor unions to propose a new $9 billion tax increase that supposedly will plug an estimated $7 billio... Breton’s Embarrassing Suck UpThursday, March 22nd, 2012Steven Greenhut: No one would expect Sacramento Bee columnist Marcos Breton to take on a tough issue or defy conventional wisdom, but his March 21 bouquet to Mayor Kevin Johnson was uncomfortably embarrassing even by his standards. It's rare to find a journalist whose groveling includes anything thi... |