June 17, 2013 By Steven Greenhut Most Americans who pay any attention to politics believe the nation’s great chasm is between “Red State” Republicans and “Blue State” Democrats. While the nation’s two major parties have their differences, the real divide is and always has been betw...
ColumnsNSA scandal reveals real liberty loversMonday, June 17th, 2013San Onofre gets nukedFriday, June 14th, 2013June 14, 2013 By Joseph Perkins “VICTORY!” So reads the giddy headline on the Friends of the Earth website. The anti-nuke environmental group is celebrating the surrender of Southern California Edison, which announced last week it will permanently shutter its San Onofre Nuclear Plant. ... Colorado recall election a template for reclaiming libertyTuesday, June 11th, 2013 June 11, 2013 By Katy Grimes The historic recall election underway in Colorado of Senate President John Morse is shaping up to be a template for other grassroots groups unhappy with elected officials. Morse is facing a recall for his support of controversial gun control laws, including e... Reinflating debate about suburbiaMonday, June 10th, 2013 June 10, 2013 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- After the housing bubble burst a few years ago, sending real estate prices through the floor in many places, some influential academics and urban planners celebrated the supposed demise of something they had always derided: the suburbs. In thei... Now FL Gov. targets CA businessesWednesday, June 5th, 2013 June 5, 2013 By Joseph Perkins First came Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Then Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. Now Florida Gov. Rick Scott is taking aim at California, reportedly considering leasing billboard space in selected markets here in the Golden State to take their busin... Bills would remove doctors from abortion processTuesday, June 4th, 2013 June 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes While other states have been passing laws restricting when a woman can have an abortion, for several years California politicians have been trying to move legislation in the other direction. Taking up efforts defeated last year, Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, D-Sa... Addicted to scare tacticsMonday, June 3rd, 2013June 3, 2013 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- "As many as 100,000 crack babies are born every year," reported the Los Angeles Times in an overheated 1990 article echoing the results of a Department of Health and Human Services study. The feds were calling for a massive influx of tax dollars to... Powerful CA unions pushing ‘fair share health care’Wednesday, May 29th, 2013May 29, 2013 By Katy Grimes Labor unions are on the attack and using the legislative process to take down Walmart and other non-union businesses using the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare A bill aimed at forcing large non-union businesses to cover the health care costs of all ... IRS: the heart of big governmentMonday, May 27th, 2013May 27, 2013 By Steven Greenhut It’s hard to believe, but the current tax scandal will eventually fade away just as all Washington, D.C. scandals run their course. It’s easier to believe that the IRS will remain a loathsome and abusive agency, subject perhaps to some reforms and personnel ... Obama scandals reveal true govt.Monday, May 20th, 2013May 20, 2013 By Steven Greenhut The Obama administration has gotten itself into a fix between its contradictory stories about the Benghazi incident, reports of the IRS targeting conservative groups, and the Justice Department’s grabbing of phone records from AP reporters. There are few thing... |