Sept. 18, 2012 By John Hrabe California’s chief political watchdog sent the blogosphere into a collective tizzy earlier this year. In April, Ann Ravel, chairwoman of the Fair Political Practices Commission, floated the idea that California become the first government body in the country to r...
Posts Tagged ‘Free Speech’Some bloggers still concerned about FPPC censorshipTuesday, September 18th, 2012Special interests could fil-A the DemsFriday, August 3rd, 2012 August 3, 2012 Katy Grimes: Only hours after the Democratic National Committee announced that the 2012 platform would endorse same-sex marriage, a group of black pastors came out swinging, and saying that they feel betrayed by President Barack Obama. “We voted for Obama. We campaigned fo... We have been deleting abusive commentsFriday, June 8th, 2012June 8, 2012 By John Seiler We appreciate our commentators adding to our articles. But the past two days I have spent several hours deleting abusive posts, in particular from one commentator who has contributed interesting, civil comments in the past. He has been banned until Monday. If the ab... Top two primary intensifies anonymous online attacksMonday, June 4th, 2012 June 4, 2012 By John Hrabe Patricia McKeon is the prohibitive favorite to win the 38th State Assembly seat. As the wife and campaign fundraiser of Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, the influential chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, she has built-in name ID and a lucrative fundraising... CA Pols Calling For Change To U.S. ConstitutionMonday, March 26th, 2012 Katy Grimes: California Democrats are pushing for Congress to amend the United States Constitution, and impose limits on political corporate contributions. Really. At issue is the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision. In January 2010, the United States Supr... Cupcakes Upset Berkeley Diversity CrowdThursday, September 29th, 2011Editor's note: The following first appeared in City Journal. SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 By HEATHER MAC DONALD Tuesday’s now infamous affirmative-action bake sale at the University of California at Berkeley is unlikely to dissuade Gov. Jerry Brown from signing a bill that would reintroduce r... Dead Poets Society Lied to UsMonday, September 26th, 2011 SEPT 26, 2011 By JOHN HRABE As a white, libertarian-leaning, middle-class kid, every scene of Dead Poets Society appealed to my maudlin sensibilities, and none more than the film’s dramatic conclusion. The school’s headmaster Mr. Nolan warns, “One more outburst from you or anybody ... |