former United States Senator from California
Editors at National Review Online criticize California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s selection for the Golden State’s newest U.S. senator. No one on the right had high expectations for California governor Gavin…
Andrew Stiles of the Washington Free Beacon highlights an interesting nugget from the police blotter. Nearly one year after predicting Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election would bring about…
Isaac Schorr writes at National Review Online about a battle for control of the Republican Party’s future. Gavin Wax, president of the New York Young Republican Club, writes for American…
I’ve criticized California Attorney General Kamala Harris several times in the past (see here, here, and here). The prospect of her succeeding Barbara Boxer in the US Senate is frightening. Even while she…
Another great idea has come out of Congress – reduce the dividends the Federal Reserve banks pay on stocks that private-sector banks hold. This idea would lower the dividend from…
The latest Barron’s cover story features “D.C. Current” columnist Jim McTague‘s assessment of the Republicans most likely to contend for the 2016 presidential nomination. Loath to be outdone by Fox’s…
View in your browser. Freedom of Speech Under Attack At cato.org, Walter Olson has posted an interesting discussion of how politicians are increasingly inclined to criminalize politically incorrect speech: Writing…
After Congress approved a two-month extension for highway and transit programs (H.R. 2353) before the May 31st deadline, the work has began for a long-term authorization for transportation funding. The…
View in your browser. 1. Three cheers for Koch Industries: they are not knuckling under The AP is reporting that, like the Locke Foundation, the Heartland Institute, and a number…
A few weeks ago, JLF received an officious letter from Senators Boxer, Whitehouse and Markley, demanding a lot of information about any funding that had gone to global warming skeptics.…
View in your browser. Last week the John Locke Foundation received a letter from three US Senators as part of a nationwide witch-hunt targeting scientists, universities, advocacy groups, and think…
John Stossel‘s latest column at Real Clear Politics questions why pundits and prognosticators expect a “major policy battle” in Congress this year over climate-related issues. We already waste billions on…