California fiddles with long-established initiatives and referenda.
Law enforcement policies increasingly put the public at risk.
The municipal bankruptcy mess is heading to a local government near you.
Will state lawmakers heed the lesson of Stockton?
It's time for government officials to accept reality and legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
The state's truancy report is silent on core issues.
The state's water "superhighway" may dead end in a delta.
It will take radical measures to save California from the recklessness of its officials.
Supporters of the new state of Jefferson raise serious grievances against the state and federal governments.
The latest bad ideas from the Golden State.
Rail supporters in California keep chugging ahead despite a court rebuke.
Urban renewal rears its ugly head again in the Golden State.
The lure of revenues has distorted police priorities as money-hungry agencies think more about grabbing property than about fairly applying the law.
Government officials want to use eminent domain to acquire mortgages.
It's time to fix what's wrong with America's criminal justice system.
Based on her tenure in the federal government, the DHS chief will be an advocate for more of everything that has turned the current university system into such a bureaucratic, scandal-plagued mess.
Sometimes great acts of journalism are the work of average citizens.
Why the U.S. is still prosperous.
Government neutrality is the best way to ensure fairness and social peace.
Those degrees are about to cost taxpayers a lot of money.
Party lines play no role in the fight for privacy rights.
The latest trend in urban planning builds bureaucracy, not affordable living.
Both parties need a powerful tax agency to support their favored programs.
Power and force are the name of the game.
Lessons from the recent tragedies in Texas and Bangladesh.
The latest foolishness from Golden State lawmakers.
America's cops need more oversight, not more leeway to evade the law.
The facts about Jerry Brown's misguided plan to "save" the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
California is far from being saved.
The Stockton example could encourage cities to view bankruptcy as something other than a last resort.
Bogus fears about budget cuts at the state level.
The High Court continues to disappoint civil libertarians.
It's sad when people are more worried about the police than they are about a murderer on the loose.
Golden State lawmakers reluctantly face the economic facts.
Don't follow the disastrous example set by the Golden State.
The dangers of viewing government as the be-all-and-end-all of our society.
The Golden State governor rewards public-sector workers while ignoring the state's tsunami of debt.
Public officials need to consider a wider array of crime-fighting options.
Lawmakers pay lip service to liberty while trampling it under foot.
The Golden State's big government keeps getting bigger.
Golden State legislators join the gun control chorus in the wake of Sandy Hook.
Private industry creates wealth whereas government efforts only consume it.
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