county seat of San Joaquin County, California, United States
After the Parkland school shooting, Americans are questioning the safety of the nation’s public schools. It is an entirely rational response to the murder of 17 students and teachers at…
The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek highlights an interesting political development from the Left Coast. Dino Cortopassi, a farmer outside Stockton, Calif., watched as the Central Valley city loaded up…
Think labor unions stand up for the little guy? A new Competitive Enterprise Institute study might surprise you. Bill McMorris reports for the Washington Free Beacon. “Public sector unions may…
Last week a judge confirmed the city of Stockton, California’s bankruptcy exit plan. The Wall Street Journal covered the decision and highlights some questions many raise about public-sector bankruptcies. Stockton…
Stockton, California spent, borrowed, and promised its way into bankruptcy. City leaders had also gone on a construction spree during the flush years, building a new sports arena, a minor-league…
Imagine this: As Detroit enters the federal bankruptcy process, the city is proposing a controversial plan for paring some of the $5.7 billion it owes in retiree health costs: pushing…
Some people are just impervious to economic reasoning. The bishop of Stockton, CA has recently argued in favor of raising the minimum wage on the ground that it is immoral…
Judge Napolitano writes here about the recent bankruptcy of Stockton, California and its wider implications. In a nutshell, when politicians promise money to special interests groups and later have trouble…
Victor Davis Hanson‘s latest column at National Review Online focuses on the inconsistency between President Obama’s anti-rich rhetoric and his disinterest in raising more revenue from his top supporters. With…
John Edwards tried to win a four-year trip to the White House with his stories about “two Americas.” Victor Davis Hanson would reject much of Edwards’ class-warfare rhetoric, but he…
San Bernardino is the third California city to declare bankruptcy. Since progressives tell us hiking taxes on the rich will help solve our fiscal problems, I think they should start…
The latest Newsweek devotes six of its 60 pages to a feature on “Generation Screwed,” the 18- to 35-year-olds who are struggling mightily because of the Great Recession. Overall the…