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The Administrative State: Who is Really in Charge?
One somewhat overlooked but recent Supreme Court case contains potentially powerful implications for the private sector’s operational culture, especially in health care and education West Virginia v. EPA centered around the question of whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate how electricity is generated. Motivated to reduce ...
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The New San Francisco District Attorney: Here’s What She’s Up Against
Brooke Jenkins, appointed by the mayor to be San Francisco’s district attorney, replacing the ousted Chesa Boudin, has an unenviable job ahead of her, an almost Churchillian “finest hour” task of bringing order to a city where disorder had become the norm. Roughly a week after taking the job, Jenkins, ...
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California’s Gun Legislation – The message to crime victims – go get a lawyer
In the wake of the tragic Uvalde and Buffalo shootings, California’s Governor and legislators got busy. Over a dozen gun related anti-crime bills are in circulation and a few have already been signed into law. The new laws are: AB 1621, which requires serial numbers on firearms components and defines ...
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Bidenocracy’s Lack of Private Sector Experience
The Biden Administration has acted like a deer in the headlights when it comes to the U.S.’s faltering economy. Now we know why. A recent report by economist Steve Moore’s Committee to Unleash Prosperity revealed that the top Biden Administration officials charged with economic policy, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ...
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New Study Dispels Special Ed Funding Myth About Charter Schools
The wide funding gap between regular public schools and charter schools is often explained by charter opponents as due to the larger number of special-education students in regular public schools versus charter schools. A just released study, however, debunks this claim. There is no doubt that regular public schools receive ...
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CAPITAL IDEAS: New Lithium Tax Latest Battle in California’s War on Cars
DOWNLOAD THE PDF California’s 2022 budget includes a tax on lithium, which is necessary for building electric vehicle batteries. It’s almost as if policymakers aren’t as interested in forcing people into electric vehicles as they are pushing them out of cars altogether. The flat-rate tax, which goes into effect in ...
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Crime in California 2021 – Yes, we’re still talking about 2021.
On June 28, California Attorney General Rob Bonta reported that a Firearms Dashboard data breach had occurred, releasing the names and personal information for every CCW (Concealed Carry Weapon) holder in California. Specifically, the data includes: full name, date of birth, address, gender, race, driver’s license, and CCW license number ...
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Drug Price Controls Are Not the Solution to Another Bad Inflation Report
The July 13th report on consumer price inflation (CPI-U) confirmed what we all already knew – prices have become unaffordable. Consumer price inflation rose 9.1 percent over the last year, which is the fastest inflation rate in 40+ years. The impetus for this current bout of inflation is not mysterious. ...
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Rooftop Solar Panels Stacking Up in Landfills
Rooftop solar panels, those co-saviors of the planet along with windmills, are stacking up in toxic heaps in California landfills. But maybe things aren’t so bad. The real, rather than subsidized, cost of these green darlings is about to hit the market, making them too expensive for many to afford. ...
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San Francisco Could Learn a Lot from Boston on Crime, Homelessness
Recently, I visited Boston for the first time. During my trip, I enjoyed walking the Freedom Trail from beginning to end, taking a Boston Harbor cruise, visiting the JFK Library and enjoying a good seafood meal at a restaurant in the Back Bay neighborhood. During my trip, I couldn’t help ...
The Administrative State: Who is Really in Charge?
One somewhat overlooked but recent Supreme Court case contains potentially powerful implications for the private sector’s operational culture, especially in health care and education West Virginia v. EPA centered around the question of whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate how electricity is generated. Motivated to reduce ...
The New San Francisco District Attorney: Here’s What She’s Up Against
Brooke Jenkins, appointed by the mayor to be San Francisco’s district attorney, replacing the ousted Chesa Boudin, has an unenviable job ahead of her, an almost Churchillian “finest hour” task of bringing order to a city where disorder had become the norm. Roughly a week after taking the job, Jenkins, ...
California’s Gun Legislation – The message to crime victims – go get a lawyer
In the wake of the tragic Uvalde and Buffalo shootings, California’s Governor and legislators got busy. Over a dozen gun related anti-crime bills are in circulation and a few have already been signed into law. The new laws are: AB 1621, which requires serial numbers on firearms components and defines ...
Bidenocracy’s Lack of Private Sector Experience
The Biden Administration has acted like a deer in the headlights when it comes to the U.S.’s faltering economy. Now we know why. A recent report by economist Steve Moore’s Committee to Unleash Prosperity revealed that the top Biden Administration officials charged with economic policy, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ...
New Study Dispels Special Ed Funding Myth About Charter Schools
The wide funding gap between regular public schools and charter schools is often explained by charter opponents as due to the larger number of special-education students in regular public schools versus charter schools. A just released study, however, debunks this claim. There is no doubt that regular public schools receive ...
CAPITAL IDEAS: New Lithium Tax Latest Battle in California’s War on Cars
DOWNLOAD THE PDF California’s 2022 budget includes a tax on lithium, which is necessary for building electric vehicle batteries. It’s almost as if policymakers aren’t as interested in forcing people into electric vehicles as they are pushing them out of cars altogether. The flat-rate tax, which goes into effect in ...
Crime in California 2021 – Yes, we’re still talking about 2021.
On June 28, California Attorney General Rob Bonta reported that a Firearms Dashboard data breach had occurred, releasing the names and personal information for every CCW (Concealed Carry Weapon) holder in California. Specifically, the data includes: full name, date of birth, address, gender, race, driver’s license, and CCW license number ...
Drug Price Controls Are Not the Solution to Another Bad Inflation Report
The July 13th report on consumer price inflation (CPI-U) confirmed what we all already knew – prices have become unaffordable. Consumer price inflation rose 9.1 percent over the last year, which is the fastest inflation rate in 40+ years. The impetus for this current bout of inflation is not mysterious. ...
Rooftop Solar Panels Stacking Up in Landfills
Rooftop solar panels, those co-saviors of the planet along with windmills, are stacking up in toxic heaps in California landfills. But maybe things aren’t so bad. The real, rather than subsidized, cost of these green darlings is about to hit the market, making them too expensive for many to afford. ...
San Francisco Could Learn a Lot from Boston on Crime, Homelessness
Recently, I visited Boston for the first time. During my trip, I enjoyed walking the Freedom Trail from beginning to end, taking a Boston Harbor cruise, visiting the JFK Library and enjoying a good seafood meal at a restaurant in the Back Bay neighborhood. During my trip, I couldn’t help ...
