With the nuclear catastrophe in Japan still fresh and ongoing, the anti-nuke voices are getting louder and increasing in number. I don’t mean to minimize the problems that Japan is facing. But I do want to put the dangers of energy in perspective. Although I don’t have all the answers, I do have a number [...]

Those who support the continuation of the Bush tax break for the wealthy have something that they don’t want us to know or think about. They would have us believe that the tax on the wealthy is unfair. They would even have us feel bad for the wealthy. What these people are conveniently glossing over [...]

In passing Proposition 14, Californians have dealt a blow to politics as usual. Proposition 14 combines the partisan primary elections into a single election. A voter’s party affiliation no longer matters. Independent voters now have a voice in primary elections, as it should be. Californians are hoping that this move will give more strength to [...]