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Three-dimensional Decision-making Model 14 Mar 2011 | 04:03 pm
In a recent (3/8/11) column in the New York Times, David Brooks writes about the dangers of making policy decisions on the basis of rational thought alone, devoid of an emotional component. He believe...
Jerry Brown's Budget 22 Jan 2011 | 03:30 am
California's "new" (but experienced) governor is bringing some urgently-needed honesty and fresh thinking to the budgeting process in a state weary of smoke, mirrors, a two-thirds requirement in the l...
Welcome to the "Inland Empire" 27 Dec 2010 | 04:56 pm
The "Inland Empire" is a vast stretch of land east of Los Angeles County inhabited mostly by cacti and Republicans, characterized over the years by brazen political corruption (the most recent former ...
Evolution Continues 6 Dec 2010 | 05:05 am
As I was discussing the state of the world with one of my liberal friends the other day, a scary thought occurred to me, namely, we may be witnessing the beginning of the end of the human species as i...
An Uncanny Coincidence 22 Nov 2010 | 05:02 pm
We learn in today's editions of both the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times that a deadline of sorts has been set for the pullout of NATO troops from Afghanistan -- 2014! Between now and then, "...
Supreme Court Overturns Giant Victory in World Series 15 Nov 2010 | 04:08 pm
In a stunning and unexpected development, the United States Supreme Court has vacated the recent victory of the San Francisco Giants over the Texas Rangers, awarding the World Series crown to the team...
A (Mostly) Thoughtful California Electorate 8 Nov 2010 | 05:23 am
Regular readers of this blog may assume that I think the recent election demonstrates thoughtfulness on the part of California voters because mostly liberal candidates won statewide offices. That is n...
Palin: Professor of Freedom? 1 Nov 2010 | 12:48 pm
Every now and then we read allegations that colleges and universities exhibit a significant bias toward liberal and progressive viewpoints, resulting in a lack of academic diversity and a consequent i...
Should We Regulate Cities? 25 Oct 2010 | 07:59 am
I can't help thinking what the "deregulation contingent" of political thinkers would do about the situation in Bell, California, where a corrupt city council, in collusion with a city manager accused ...
Mining the Disaster for an Important Lesson 20 Oct 2010 | 06:25 pm
Like millions of people around the world, I followed the effort to rescue the 33 miners trapped below ground in Chile, and I rejoiced in their rescue. Talk about teamwork -- drilling crews came from n...
