Proposition 4: Campaign Public Financing
The RCJ votes No, though campaign financing needs major overhaul. We are not sure taxpayer money should be passed out,…
Politics
Proposition 3: Income Tax Extension for Public Funding
The RCJ votes Yes. This is a no-brainer. Top rates for the top 2 percent of taxpayers should not be…
Proposition 2: Budget Stabilization Account Cap Increase
The RCJ votes Yes. When has it not been a good idea to put money away for a rainy day….
Proposition 1: Housing Affordability Bonds
The RCJ votes Yes, but with reservations. Programs to get marginally-qualified buyers into homes they may be unable to afford…
CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT
California’s competition to succeed Gavin Newsom as Governor of California comes down to two candidates who represent the basic philosophies…
CALIFORNIA MID-TERM BALLOT
The RCJ has taken a look at the ballot issues in California’s upcoming mid-term elections. Besides determining the next Governor…
The Family, the Patriarch, and the Distribution of Power
Politicos opposing Michigan Senator candidate Abdul El-Sayed have focused their contempt for El-Sayed on his view of patriarchal power. That…
Peter Thiel and the Man Behind the Curtain
The PayPal founder, venture capitalist, Palantir chairman, political patron, and apocalyptic Christian thinker may be one of the most consequential—and…
Abdul El-Sayed and the New Politics of Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed’s political career has followed an unusual path. He began not as a conventional politician but as a physician,…
The Imperial Temptation
A Brief History of Presidential Overreach and America’s Appetite for Grand Illusions