Steven Greenhut: Election spells end of America as ‘indispensable’ nation • Election results are bad news for the California High-Speed Rail project
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Friday, November 8, 2024

California’s tax revolt still alive as Proposition 5 goes down to defeat

This election victory proves that the modern tax revolt movement launched by Howard Jarvis in 1978 is not dead and that an effective political campaign can defeat the tax-and-spend interests.

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Steven Greenhut: Election spells end of America as ‘indispensable’ nation

I’ll enjoy my tax cuts and smile at his efforts to promote energy production, but I’ll be sad to recognize, as Le Monde puts it, “The end of an American world.”

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Election results are bad news for the California High-Speed Rail project

A better alternative for California is to scale back this project, so that something useful can be completed with existing resources.

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Newsom needs to ditch the special session stunt, focus on fixing the mess he’s made of California

Stunts only detract from the real work to be done, and on which he ultimately will be judged by national voters.

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Letter: The NYT and the AP never cease to amaze me with their obtuseness

I say that our betters should get out of their redoubts on the coasts and urban areas and college towns.

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With Prop. 33 defeated, here’s what to do

For the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and other dogged supporters of extreme rent controls, the third time most definitely was not the charm in Tuesday’s election.

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Rent-control delusions won’t fix California housing mess. Here’s what to do instead.

Rent control is not only counterproductive, but now we see again that it’s a political dead end.

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The Lahaina wildfire holds lessons for California and other Western states

The missteps in Maui are learning opportunities for California and other fire-prone Western states that want to ensure this never happens again.

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Rafael Perez: Don’t blame Trump supporters, Democrats made it easy for him

Contemptuously straw-manning half the population is no way to go through life, son.

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Letter: After this election, I am ashamed of my country

There are only two reasons for anyone to vote for Trump. Either you are a millionaire or billionaire or a moron.

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