How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America
Posted by John Willis on March 11, 2010 in Commentary, Video
Politics is the last place where we’re supposed to be satisfied between Brand A and Brand B,” says John Avlon, author of the new book Wingnuts: How The Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America. Hyper-partisans and rhetorical extremists on the left and the right—characters such as Reps. Alan Grayson and Michele Bachmann, commentators such as Keith [...]
Taco Truck Takedown: Why is the LAPD hassling food carts?
Posted by John Willis on February 18, 2010 in Commentary, Video
Taco trucks pull up to curbs and offer LA eaters everything from tofu bowls to Korean barbeque. Customers flock to them, and recently so have police officers. Truck owners report being cited for everything from parking too close to curbs to parking too far away. Sometimes officers shut them down. Why would law enforcement target [...]
Creating the California Miracle: More Taxes or More Jobs?
It’s hard to find a politician who isn’t eager to “do something” about high unemployment. Turns out California has found one way to save and create certain kinds of jobs—spend like mad and raise taxes. That job-creation strategy has worked quite well for government-sector workers. Problem is the statewide unemployment rate is still among the [...]
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