Why should we be surprised that the Covid-19 pandemic is the perfect situation for viewing political hypocrisy? It allows politicians to order us around using language couched in protecting our safety while hoping our actions keep the public space safe for them to do whatever they want “safely.” Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, is the…
Chris White on October 23, 2019 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published on May 19, 2018. It has been updated to include Newsom’s call for an investigation into oil companies, California’s recent gas price increases and news of the state’s wildfires. California Gov. Gavin Newsom believes oil companies are conspiring to keep gas prices…
Michael Bastasch There are at least five major reasons California’s high-speed rail project failed to deliver. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested putting the project on ice as the price tag climbed to $77 billion. “California high-speed rail didn’t turn into a boondoggle; it started out as one,” said one expert. When California voters approved…
Michael Bastasch on January 9, 2019 President Donald Trump said that unless California improved its forest management he would order the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to “send no more money” to the state. “Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that, with proper Forest Management, would never happen,”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Gun rights activists rejoice! A California law prohibiting the possession of high-capacity ammunition magazines has been blocked by a federal judge, just days before it was to be implemented. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, in his ruling Thursday, said that the law limiting ammo magazines from containing more…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer is testing the political waters in California, commissioning a poll to gauge how well he would fare against fellow Democrats in the 2018 gubernatorial election. Three sources familiar with the poll told The Hill that Steyer’s “political team is querying whether California voters know Steyer, and whether…