No it’s not a list of the 500 most valuable corporations in California. It’s a list of California’s 500 most valuable retired public employee pensions. They all exceed $180,000 a year. The highest one is paid to a Mr. Bruce V. Malkenhorst. He retired from the good city of Vernon, doing what I don’t know. […]
Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner and the Disappearing Ink of Obamacare
America’s staunchest scholars in opposition to Obamacare are undisputedly the Cato Institute’s Michaels Tanner and Cannon. Debbie and I know each and, in a matter of days, will be speaking with them first hand about the job-killing beast that is O’Care. In the interim, you get an opportunity to read from Mr. Tanner what he […]
HRM Obama: “I Can Do What I Want”
His Royal Majesty’s (HRM) latest proclamation, this time uttered, jokingly, if you can believe the effrontery, at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. Obama at Monticello? Is there a president who less embodies the Constitutional federal republic spirit of Thomas Jefferson than does Barack Obama? What a slap in the face to Jefferson and all Americans. This guy […]
Now You’re Talkin’!
Who Creates the Laws We Live By?
The Constitution is clear: Congress creates our laws and the executive branch is charged with executing the laws Congress creates. This obvious fact is apparently new news to the Obama administration and the IRS. Here the Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro explains to you how the IRS intends to illegally expand Obamacare and what the Cato […]
Iran, Syria, North Korea—or Metcalf Station, San Jose?
Which location on the globe gives you the most reason to miss a night’s sleep? For me, it’s the Metcalf PG&E station near San Jose. You may not be aware that last April a team of professional sharpshooters attempted to cripple the main electrical generating plant that supplies juice to Silicon Valley. Had there been […]
Scientific Errors Gone Wild
Dick and I recently attended another Cato event, this one in Naples, Florida, Ritz Carlton. If you’ve not been to one of these events, you need to. They are extremely well run, entertaining and informative. The featured speaker this year was John Stossel, host of Stossel, Fox Business Network, whose low-key, fireside-chat manner gave the […]
Art Laboe Mr. Rock & Roll Radio Going Strong at 88!
Decades ago, I bought Art Laboe’s Oldies but Goodies series of records and then re-bought them when they appeared in CD format. If you are a 50s Rock & Roll aficionado, the set is worth having. It’s still the gold standard. It is great to read here that a gentleman as important to the early […]
Long-Term Unemployed at All-Time High!
In a typical business cycle the long-term unemployed comprise 20-25% of all unemployed. “In recent months, that percentage has jumped to nearly 40% — an all-time record!” writes Cato’s Dan Mitchell. A strong economy is the salve for long-term unemployment. Big government is not. But both sides of the aisle are to blame. “Under both […]
Dana Rohrabacher vs. McCain and Graham
John McCain and Lindsey Graham are out beating the war drums once again. And Congressman Dana Rohrabacher correctly explains that the media gives the Senators too much exposure. Here you read from Pat Buchanan how the pressures for war are once again building despite the fact that America’s vital interests are not at stake. Twice […]