California

Labor Watch
Teachers Unions Extort States Unwilling to Resist
Longtime readers will remember that last summer we warned that teachers unions were strategizing to continue school lockdowns indefinitely. Some were explicitly refusing to return to work until such COVID-19-related…
by Michael Watson on February 25, 2021

Organization Trends
The Left’s Hollow Victory: State-Level Wipeout
In late 2020, the Electoral College met to formally elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris president and vice president of the United States in the wake of the 2020 elections.
by Michael Watson on December 17, 2020

Organization Trends
The Left’s Hollow Victory: A Presidential Trickle
On November 4, the country did not wake up to a total Republican wipeout—it woke up to uncertainty, as late-arriving mail-in ballots were counted in the Upper Midwest and Georgia.
by Michael Watson on December 17, 2020

Organization Trends
The Left’s Hollow Victory: Senate Money on Fire
Democratic candidates outraised Republicans in each of the top 10 most expensive Senate races nationwide. Yet the Republican Party will likely retain control of the Senate, pending the outcome of…
by Michael Watson on December 17, 2020

Organization Trends
The Left’s Hollow Victory: Ballot Measure Warnings
The 2020 elections, like so many in recent American politics, returned a mixed verdict. Republicans lost control of the White House and the direction of the administrative state, but the…
by Michael Watson on December 17, 2020

Labor Watch
Count the Votes at Gerawan
[PDF here] It’s a basic civil right: the ability of union members to get rid of a union if it no longer serves its members…
by Matt Patterson on November 18, 2014

Blog
Is This the Future?
Jurisdictions across America are starting to take dramatic steps to reduce their financial burdens. The Little Hoover Commission in California is now recommending that “California state and…
by Matthew Vadum on February 25, 2011