Trump was wrongly smeared over Russia links, but he’s still terrible and unpresidential
We’re living in “Idiocracy” so long as he’s a powerful political force in America. And guess what? He is, so we are.
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Sal Rodriguez: America is the land of the free. Open the borders to those seeking a better life.
People deserve a chance to make the most of their lives, and government shouldn’t get in the way of that.
California’s Democratic politicians have a drinking problem
Min has a less-storied history of drunkenness than Gavin Newsom.
Criminal justice reforms should not be scapegoated for any and every crime in California
The evidence shows that the biggest criminal justice reforms have overall been successful in their objectives.
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Politicians get into position for 2026 California elections
Here's who's running for some top California elected offices so far. But are they the right choices?
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Riverside County’s Mike Hestrin and Chad Bianco swing and miss (again) on crime
Californians don’t support mass incarceration, do support greater investments in alternatives to incarceration and don’t buy the idea that sending more people to rot in prisons is the way forward.
Southern California pols Mark Ridley-Thomas and Nathan Fletcher go down in flames
I don’t know about you, but I find the downfall of these two utterly satisfying.
Nathan Hochman for Los Angeles County District Attorney? Nah.
Maybe Hochman will come around and develop some better ideas than he had as a statewide candidate. Probably won't, though.
School shootings are a stain on America. Set aside the culture war gibberish and focus on solutions.
From attacks on trans people to mocking victims, the left and right make it impossible to focus on solutions.
California’s Eric Garcetti, Kamala Harris and Julie Su all failed up into the Biden administration
California's one-party start produces mediocre leaders.