[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription The Democratic National Convention began with a mosaic of Americans reciting the preamble to the U.S. Constitution — a striking display of ethnic, racial and gender diversity. But more important, this time around, the Democrats have taken care to celebrate the kind of ideological diversity...
The Democrats Miss the Meaning
[aggregation-styles] The Wall Street Journal Subscription To be fair in critiquing certain public events you have to be like a judge in the Olympics and factor in degree of difficulty. No one had ever done a Zoom convention before, so no one knew how to do it. Should there be...
California’s Green Blackouts
[aggregation-styles] The Wall Street Journal Subscription Millions of Californians have lost power in recent days amid a brutal heat wave, and state regulators warn of more outages in the days and perhaps years to come. Welcome to California’s green new normal, a harbinger of a fossil-free world. “These blackouts, which...
Opinion: Why Biden Blew It
[aggregation-styles] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Joe Biden took his time selecting a running mate, which seemed prudent. But he came up with Sen. Kamala Harris of California, which seems anticlimactic. And, worse than that, weak. Let’s set aside what sort of vice president and president Ms. Harris might make — the campaign...
The Israel-UAE Deal Is an Important Step. but Enduring Peace Must Include the Palestinians.
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription PEACE BREAKTHROUGHS in the Mideast are as rare as snowstorms in the Sahara, so the deal establishing normal relations between Israel and an erstwhile antagonist, the United Arab Emirates, is a watershed. If it proves durable, the accord, announced Thursday by President Trump, could lay...
Move to ‘Dump Dirty Diesel’ Trucks Latest Unrealistic Virtue Signaling by State Policymakers
California is now the first state to “dump dirty diesel” and require today’s rigs be replaced with “zero-emission trucks.” It’s a demand for far too much in return for nothing of value. The rule, issued June 25 by the Air Resources Board, forces “manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and...
Washington Fiddles While America Burns
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription Rarely has the metaphor been more apt: Washington is fiddling while America burns. Congress and the Trump administration are barely negotiating anymore while unemployment remains at levels rarely seen since the Great Depression. Do not be fooled by the stock market’s vitality (which reflects the...
Why Is the Bullet Train Farce Still Going?
[aggregation-styles] The Orange County Register Subscription The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced this week that due to concerns related to the novel coronavirus, the public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section would be extended. The rail authority is also extending...
Where Does Gov. Gavin Newsom Stand on Split Roll?
[aggregation-styles] The Orange County Register Subscription Former Gov. Jerry Brown often said that he subscribed to the “canoe theory of politics” — paddle a little to the left, a little to the right and then glide down the middle. He deployed that strategy through many of the crises he had...
As Dems Decried National Park Openings, Cox is Accused of Pushing to Front of Yosemite’s Line
[aggregation-styles] Washington Examiner Worried about loose rules amid a surge in the coronavirus crisis, Democrats have urged the National Park Service to stop or slow the reopening of facilities, citing concerns about the safety of employees, visitors, and neighboring communities. That is, except one: California Rep. TJ Cox, whose Fresno...