John Seiler: Peter Shrag, one of the tax obsessives among the dominant left-commentators, comes out -- again -- for gutting much of Proposition 13: "It’s been just a third of a century since the passage of Proposition 13 in June, 1978. In that time few of its offspring have caused more damage ...

John Seiler: I hadn't realized things had gotten so bad. But a shocking new documentary details just how far things have gone wrong in California. It explains everything. Here's  a trailer: Oct. 29, 2011

Katy Grimes: California is losing out on more job creation opportunities to yet another state. Despite the $100 million in tax credits recently extended to Hollywood filmmakers by the state Legislature, the next Iron Man production will be in North Carolina. "The production is expected to cre...

John Seiler: What's tyranny? It's when government runs everything. That's the case with Government Motors pulling ads from the John & Ken radio show on KFI 640 AM in Los Angeles because they favor enforcing existing federal laws restricting immigration. The excuse was that John & Ke...

John Seiler: Given ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's obsession with global warming, he should be either driving in a Chevy Volt, or taking mass transit. Below is a recent YouTube showing him driving a Bentley Continental Speed GTC convertible that costs $236,100 and sports a gas-guzzling V-12 engi...

Katy Grimes: Earlier today, Gov. Jerry Brown released his 12-point public pension-reform plan, primarily affecting newly hired state employees. But is this just Act One of a long, California drama? The plan calls for employee contributions, an increased retirement age of 67, and will end...