Editorial

Cool car scheme costly nonsense

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Sacramento can be a caricature of bumbling, well-intentioned, paternalistic nonsense. The problem is, when government agencies like the state Air Resources Board stumble ahead with hare-brained schemes, it creates real-life costs and harm. The air... Full story

White House job claims unprovable

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Washington claims 640,000 to 1.5 million jobs have been created or saved by the $787 billion economic stimulus plan. With only about 15 percent of the money spent so far by those intended to receive it, at this rate America might implausibly end up... Full story

Afghan muddle strengthens case for withdrawal

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As he continues to stretch out the timetable on a decision about whether to escalate the U.S. commitment to the war in Afghanistan, President Obama has asked for a province-by-province assessment of the tribal and other local leaders in that... Full story

Global action on global warming fizzling

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The world can breathe a sigh of relief. Unnecessary economic destruction at the hands of climate zealots is likely to be averted at least another year. An international treaty to combat global warming almost certainly won’t be reached this... Full story

Water agreement bottled up

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The long-standing, intractable deadlock in the state’s largely self-imposed water crisis could be close to resolution on how to get sufficient water flowing to farmers, homeowners or developers who rely on it, while mollifying those more... Full story

Hate crime laws will not increase safety

By SCOTT SHACKFORD, editor

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On Wednesday, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation making it a federal crime to assault somebody due to his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. The legislation was named for Matthew Shepard, who tragically became a household... Full story

Public campaign financing wrong

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A recent telephone poll of likely voters found a lopsided 63 percent in favor of a pilot plan for public financing of political campaigns in California, which advocates say would lessen the disproportionate influence of moneyed interests and free... Full story

State gives stadiums special treatment

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week may have cemented his eventual legacy as the man who brought professional football back to Los Angeles. But a better characterization might be that he gave one business a pass on having to follow laws that he... Full story

Obama’s pay limits rather ominous

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He who pays the piper calls the tune. This should be a lesson to companies tempted to get in bed with the government or to plead for taxpayer bailouts because they are “too big to fail” after they have experienced a run of bad luck or... Full story

A new constitutional convention for state?

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Public sentiment in California favors drastic government reform, and many believe that reform starts with the state constitution. Recently a Field poll showed 51 percent of Californians believe “fundamental changes” need to be made to... Full story

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