Up on the LOOG mainpage, Elias Isquith asks “Is Mitt Romney the luckiest guy in the country?” Well, Romney’s been the frontrunner since 2009 [if not 1968], so all this is really no surprise. Texas Gov. Rick Perry was the… Continue Reading
In a comment on Shawn Gude’s previous post on the main page about the Occupy movement, I asked who the “1%” is and whether Occupy protesters were primarily aggrieved about “Wall Street,” or whether they were aggrieved about “wealth inequality”… Continue Reading
The OC Register reports that among the three Republican candidates for the newly drawn 47th district, straddling southern Los Angeles and northern Orange Counties, are Los Alamitos Councilman Troy Edgar and Long Beach Councilman Gary DeLong. You might recognize those… Continue Reading
I didn’t watch the latest GOP debate. I was out playing the blues, getting on with real life. [It went well, thx for asking. I’m just a fool for yr stockings, I believe.] Real people have lives and consider government… Continue Reading
I wouldn’t even know what “Liberaltarianism” is except for this blog. It exists only in the ether of the blogosphere: I bet you could round up 2 liberaltarians, and a third would refuse the invitation to join them for tea.… Continue Reading
Michael Collins [1890-1922], Ireland. Sought to bring an incremental peace to his troubled native land. Killed by the Irish Republican Army. Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi [1869-1948], India. Non-violently won independence for India from the British Empire. Killed by a fellow… Continue Reading
It’s an open secret that the Obama presidency stinks on ice. Nick Gillespie of the libertarian Reason mag prophetically came up with the locution as early as April of 2009: Question to the folks, including some of the libertarian persuasion… Continue Reading
Last week’s “OC Watchdog” piece by Teri Sforza in the OC Register pokes the Prop 13 bear, suggesting it is time Californians withdraw their opposition to higher property taxes, by focusing on the familiar scenario of the new homeowner paying… Continue Reading
Some on the right say National Public Radio has been on fair-and-balanced behavior since the GOP made its semi-annual kabuki run at NPR’s funding. Funding still intact, of course. It’s a Republican ritual. The threat, not the cut. As for… Continue Reading
The city of Long Beach, California, my hometown, is divided into nine council districts. The house where I grew up, and where my dad still lives, is in the eighth district. After participating in neighborhood activist groups and being very… Continue Reading