Budget, Taxation & Economy
How California environmental overregulation caused “Containergeddon”
"The bottleneck in California (caused by that state’s stringent emissions laws) led directly to bottlenecks at every other port in America."
State of California
Liberty
The problem with high tax rates and high earners
California raised taxes on high-income earners in 2012. The higher taxes and a growing economy contributed to the Golden State government’s $21 billion surplus, but the tax windfall was 45%…
Law & Public Safety
Leef laments government efforts to coerce speech
George Leef’s latest Forbes column focuses on a court case involving a direct threat to First Amendment rights. The whole point of the First Amendment was to keep government out…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Protecting tax advantages for ‘the rich’
Andrew Wilson writes at National Review Online about the political implications of a key federal tax law change. Conservatives have long argued that taxes matter. Sure, they matter, progressives have…
Regulation
Barron’s editorial page editor explores California’s water woes
Thomas Donlan of Barron’s explains how California’s recurring water problems relate to the state government’s ill-considered policies. As happened in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and as…
Liberty
California’s drought delivers valuable economic lesson
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online explains why California’s regrettable drought nonetheless teaches a valuable lesson. I am glad California is having a drought. Not because I hate California (I…
Liberty
California’s cautionary tale
Adding to the chorus of concern about California’s government-directed downward spiral, the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal has created a new video.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Killer yogurt
Live Blog Californians are now safe from killer yogurt. The only cost was for regulations in that state to kill one small business making artisanal yogurt from pasteurized milk.
Liberty
RE: Smoke pot to grow government
Roy, To judge from the way elected officials have run California’s economy into the ground, I’d say they’ve already been smoking pot — and for years.
Liberty
Scary Times for Freedom
The attack on global warming “skeptics” has reached scary levels. If you don’t think environmental groups and California’s government are wacko, then please read this incredible attempt to chill speech…
Liberty
Perhaps We Need More Austrians In Office
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing the state government in California be cut significantly. Under the proposal, 100 boards and commissions would be wiped out, consolidating duplicative departments and generally streamlining…
Liberty
Terminating union-controlled benefits
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has another accomplishment under his belt: passage of landmark reforms to California?s costly and economically debilitating workers? comp system. The labor unions fought him ?big time,?…