Rights and Liberties‘Unemployed’ Protected From EmployersThursday, March 22nd, 2012 Katy Grimes: The state is trying to prevent employers from legally looking into the employment backgrounds of job applicants. A bill claiming to "protect" the unemployed from discrimination by potential employers is making its way through the Legislature. The government already protects ra... Girl Scout Oath Makes Some BristleMonday, March 12th, 2012 Katy Grimes: On the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts, the California Legislature honored the organization with a resolution today, by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont. The resolution notes "the Girl Scouts' century-long commitment to building girls of courage, confidence and character wh... Brown Assaults Religious LibertyFriday, March 9th, 2012 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 government schools. Catholics should be happy that he never was ordained. Becaus... Capitol Protest: Joke Is On TaxpayerTuesday, March 6th, 2012Katy Grimes: It is amazing that a once-successful education system now churns out victims, instead of well-educated young people ready for employment. Today's college students aren't well-educated in the classic sense, nor do they appear to be all that excited about the employment part of the equati... ‘Fem Dems’ Seeking ApplicantsFriday, March 2nd, 2012 Katy Grimes: The "Fem Dems" of Sacramento, a feminist political organization, are sponsoring the "2012 Fem Dems Candidate Boot Camp this weekend in Sacramento, for like minded candidates running or thinking of running for office." The boot camp will teach candidates the "ins and outs of running a... Dems Order Private Sector PensionsFriday, February 24th, 2012 Katy Grimes: Democrats announced a new pension ponzi scheme on Thursday, under the auspices of wanting "millions of Californians to have guaranteed retirement benefits." But the plan could be the final nail in the coffin of private industry in California. Former community organizer and civil rig... How Jerry Brown got one rightFriday, February 24th, 2012Steven Greenhut: Here is my new column from Bloomberg revisiting Jerry Brown's redevelopment victory. Actually, it's a rare victory for all Californians given the need to shut down these abusive and wasteful agencies. From the piece: Many cities also used redevelopment to build new downtowns, which... Freeze! Drop The Lunch Box!Thursday, February 16th, 2012 Katy Grimes: Last week, a 4-year old had her homemade lunch confiscated by a "state inspector." At a North Carolina elementary school the inspector told the little girl that the lunch her mother prepared for her, consisting of a turkey and cheese sandwich, a bag of potato chips, a banana, and a... Has Chris Norby Gone Nuts?Thursday, February 16th, 2012Steven Greenhut: There are few politicians I admire more than Assemblyman Chris Norby, the Fullerton Republican who has battled corporate welfare, stood up against abusive government agencies and championed pension reform. But then I saw a really crazy press release today from the Todd Spitzer campa... Time to Privatize MarriageTuesday, February 7th, 2012John Seiler: Aren't you sick of the Marriage Wars? In the latest development a court -- who cares which one -- upheld the decision of a lower court -- who cares which one -- that same-sex couples have a "right" to marriage. But consider this. Governments arrogated to themselves control over... |