Steven Greenhut: Former Assemblyman Todd Spitzer is running to once again win a seat on the county board of supervisors. His underdog opponent Deborah Pauly certainly pegged Spitzer during a recent debate, referring to him as the male version of Gloria Allred, the publicity seeking attorney. Politic...

John Seiler: What economic recovery? Of the Top 10 worst cities for unemployment in the United States, eight were in California: El Centro, Calif. 26.8 percent unemployed Yuma, Ariz. 23.1 Merced, Calif. 18.7 Yuba City, Calif. 18.1 Visalia-Porterville, Calif. 16.2 Fresno, Calif. 16.2 Mod...

John Seiler: I've been reading Thomas Sowell for about 35 years now. He's one of the few economists who can write in clear prose. Check out his columns and "The Thomas Sowell Reader." Or spend a month of evenings on his trilogy on global cultures. He spent several years traveling the world, an...

John Seiler: One good thing -- if you can call it that -- about Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed $7 billion tax: It is revealing who is the "Establishment," both Democrat and Republican, that really runs this state. With the Republican Party basically moribund, Democrats are the only show in town....

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...

Katy Grimes: Gov. Jerry Brown announced over the weekend that he plans to fund California’s High-Speed Rail system through the state's cap and trade program. There is a problem with this plan however, at the moment, it’s a good problem – cap and trade is not actually up and running yet...