When
Will We Be Number One?
October
31, 2012
Would
You Buy a Used Car From These Guys?
October
12, 2012
Heads Up, Taxpayers—Incoming!
(In
My Opinion, October 4, 2012)
Neither
Party Has a Monopoly on Campaign Stupidity
September 25, 2012
Spending Taxpayer Dollars to Push Prop 30 Is Illegal
September
24, 2012
Ayn
Rand Used to Be Crazy
August 28, 2012
Penn
State Sanctions: Stupid, Inconsistent and Unfair
August 16,
2012
Checking
the Books
August
8, 2012
Education:
Who Loves Ya Baby?
August 6, 2012
Prop. 13 Survives Another ‘Trial by Combat’
August 2, 2012
Government’s Power of Taxation Appears All-Encompassing
July 31,
2012
Time for Government Employees to Share the Pain
July 17, 2012
From
Bad to Worse
June 27, 2012
A Brilliant Move
June 21,
2012
Brouhaha
in Colombia
June 19,
2012
This
Week’s Agenda: Shenanigans in the Legislature
May 31, 2012
How
Can the Courts Volume of Litigation Survive the Money
Crunch?
May 2,
2012
California
Pols Add to Uncertainty for Retirees
May 1, 2012
Quietly Protecting the Interests of Taxpayers
April 24, 2012
Your Autograph Is Worth Money
April 17, 2012
Bending
the Courts Game Rules Still Offends the Public
April 5,
2012
On
Winnable Versus Unwinnable Cases
March 28,
2012
Extended
Discovery Is a Key Feature of Legal Progress
March 9,
2012
With
or Without Prop. 13, California Remains a Great State
February
27, 2012
Hey,
Charlie: Tell Your Officers to Move Their Cars
"By the Way," February 7, 2012
Better
Selection Process Would Give California Better Judges
January
26, 2012
The
Nearly-Impossible Dream: a Thick, Juicy Hamburger
"Misc.," December 1, 2011
Recapping the Year for Taxpayers
December 29, 2011
What
the U.S. Congress Keeps Doing Wrong and Why
December
9, 2011
Now
It Is Time to Give Jobs a Chance
December 5, 2011
College
Football Needs Some Serious Revisions
November 9, 2011
Proposition
8 California's Fractured Fairy Tale
November 3, 2011
Questions
May Get Lost in Coming Election Fervor
October
18, 2011
There is No Doubt Now Where Jerry Brown Stands
October 17, 2011
Whack-a-Mole
and Defending Prop 13
September 29, 2011
E-Mail
From China Tells of Sights in Crowded Beijing
September 27, 2011)
Off
and Running for the Presidential Derby
September 22, 2011
Reform
Public Pensions or Perish
September
13, 2011
Understanding the Impact of Roe v. Wade
September
1, 2011
Comments
on Trutanich Signs Reflect Inconsistency, Blarney
August 31, 2011
Voters
Should Transform the Los Angeles City Council Into a
Part-Time Council
August 30, 2011
What's
Good for the Greatest Generation Is Good for Latest Generation
May 13, 2011
Felix Frankfurter, She Is Not
May 3, 2011
Teachers’
Union to Play “Thug” Card?
April 20, 2011
No
Rational Basis for State Bar's Use of Public Members
March 31, 2011
Lunch
With Jerry
March 17, 2011
Cheering
for More Taxes
March 10, 2011
How
Private is Private?
March 8, 2011
Beware
of Self-Styled Consumer Advocates
February 4, 2011
Jerry
on a Leash
January 27, 2011
Addressing
Due Process Concerns Raised by Obama's Healthcare Overhaul
January 13, 2011
Advice
to the New California Legislature
December 28, 2010
Higher
Education's 'Smiling Façade'
December 15, 2010
Zombies
Are Real!
December 14, 2010
Forbidden
Speech
December 6, 2010
Selling
Assets the Wrong Way
November 29, 2010
'Tort
Reform' Hysteria
November 18, 2010
Report
Card: Majority of California's Legislators Flunk
November 1, 2010
A
Very Taxing Ballot
October 21, 2010
Who
is Rosy Projections?
October 19, 2010
Prop.
25: New Front in Long War Against Prop. 13
October 6, 2010
The
Taj Mahal in the LAUSD
September 28, 2010
Howard
Jarvis Was Crazy Like a Fox
September 16, 2010
Self-Enrichment
Extends Far Beyond Bell
September 1, 2010
Two
Court Rulings Raise Questions About Attorney General
August 13, 2010
A
Direct Assault on Proposition 13
August 11, 2010
Goldman
Sachs: Too Big to Punish?
August 4, 2010
Solving
Plastic Bag Issue Does Not Require Punitive Fee
August 3, 2010
Manufactured
Budget Crisis a Replay of 2003 Strategy
July 23, 2010
The
Revisionist Theory of Marriage in California
July 20, 2010
Two
Less Than Laudable Performances on Oil Spill
July 16, 2010
Legislature's
Response to Budget Crisis: Pass the Suntan Lotion
July 15, 2010
Taxpayers
Deserve a Better Return on Their Investment
July 13, 2010
Americans'
Rights and Freedoms Are in Danger
July 2, 2010
Government
Picking Winners, Losers at Taxpayers' Expense
June 24, 2010
A
Legal Perspective on Umpire's Blown Call
June 23, 2010
Don't
Mess With Proposition 13
June 18, 2010
Public
Pensions Could Bankrupt California
June 11, 2010
Arizona
Law Could Prompt Flood of Court Cases
June 9, 2010
There
Is Nothing So Permanent as a 'Temporary' Tax
June 4, 2010
Los
Angeles School Bureaucrats Take Advantage of Hard Times
May 12, 2010
Backlash
Against Public Employee Pensions Is Building
May 5, 2010
Give
Local Government Budget Control
April 28, 2010
For
'Protected Class,' Tax Day Is Like Christmas in April
April 16, 2010
Cutting
California's Corrections Costs
April 7, 2010
Let's
Put an End to Tax Tyranny
March 31, 2010
Greed
and Ambition Fuel Proposition 14
May 28, 2010
Fantasy
California Getting a Rude Awakening
May 21, 2010
Time
to Draw the Line on Energy Tax
March 24, 2010
The
Mystique of Tort Reform
March 10, 2010
Why
Meg Whitman? Why Now?
March 3, 2010
State's
Revenue Acceleration Is an Attack on Taxpayers
February 25, 2010
Judge
Horan Levels Wrongful Accusations
"Letter to the Editor," February 18, 2010
Criticism
of High Court's Campaign Finance Ruling Not Persuasive
February 12, 2010
Secret Judicial Council Vote Rewrote Branch Governance Policy
February 12, 2010
Checking
In for Pay; Checking Out of Reality
February 5, 2010
Lights,
Camera, Action!
January 27, 2010
Consumer
Protection Is Not State Bar's Main Purpose
January 21, 2010
A
Recovery Program for California
January 14, 2010
My
Father
January 13, 2010
Californians
Are Tired of Bad News
January 8, 2010
Need
for Oversight of AOC Is More Apparent Than Ever
December 28, 2009
Legislators'
Whining Means Part-Time Idea Is a Good One
December 24, 2009
We're
All Mad Here
November 2, 2009
'Mushroom'
Bills Schwarzenegger Should Veto
September 29, 2009
HJTA-Sponsored
Bill Provides Transparency in Assessment Elections
September 22, 2009
It's
Always Open Season on Proposition 13
September 16, 2009
No
Keeping Secrets From Taxpayers
July 16, 2009
Iran
and the Technological Revolution
July 15, 2009
Political
Changes Are Defining This Country
July 13, 2009
Striking
a Balance
July 8, 2009
Only
Pocket Change for Our Lawmakers?
July 1, 2009
Prop.
13: Will It Be the Victim of Its Own Success?
June 24, 2009
It's
Not About You, Anthony Adams
June 17, 2009
California
Budget: Rejecting False Choices
June 11, 2009
The Future of Becoming Older on Our Own Terms
June 11, 2009
Defeat
of Prop. 1A Is a Win for Business
June 9, 2009
Memory
Research Yields Exciting Possibilities
June 8, 2009
The
Reaction
June 3, 2009
No
Looking Back
May 8, 2009
Disconnect
and the Tea Parties
April 24, 2009
Populist
Truth, Not Bamboozling Politics
April 22, 2009
Populist
Anger: The Toxic Legacy of George W. Bush
April 16, 2009
An End to Padded Water Bills?
April 16, 2009
As a
Spending Limit, Proposition 1A Does Not Cut It
April 7, 2009
When
Is a Crisis Not a Crisis?
April 2, 2009
Prop
1A: We've Heard These Promises Before
April 1, 2009
Governor,
You're Not in Hollywood Anymore
March 25, 2009
Lessons From the Great Depression
March 25, 2009
Tax
Time
March 18, 2009
Research
to Further Educate Our Doctors
March 13, 2009
Obama's
Influence: Moving in the Direction of Justice
March 4, 2009
Bailout Must Protect Responsible Homeowners
March 4, 2009
On
Becoming a Bristlecone Centenarian
February 25, 2009
No
Budget Is Better Than Bad Budget Solution
February 18, 2009
Seniors,
Be Prepared for a New Economy
February 13, 2009
Shared
Sacrifice in the Golden State
February 12, 2009
What
Is a Real Spending Cap?
February 6, 2009
A
Medical Peek Into the Future
January 29, 2009
Lincoln,
a Rail Splitter Then—Obama, Our Lincoln Now
January 27, 2009
What
Budget Crisis?
January 22, 2009
Has
the Governor Stepped Back From the Brink?
January 16, 2009
Aging
in Place Is Becoming More Popular
January 9, 2009
Sacramento
Bandits Use Every Trick to Get New Taxes
January 8, 2009
Pension
Tsunami
January 5, 2009
Facing
a Brave New Medical World
December 23, 2008
The
Millionaires' Tax—a Double Failure
December 19, 2008
How to
Pay for Health Care in Retirement
December 16, 2008
Taxpayers
Have Been Compromising for Years
December 12, 2008
Government
for the Government
December 10, 2008
For
What Are Taxpayers Thankful?
December 3, 2008
Runaway
Taxpayers
November 20, 2008
Arnold's
Tax Hikes: Wrong and Illegal
November 18, 2008
Working
in Retirement: The New Reality
November 12, 2008
The
Financial Plight of Retirees
October 27, 2008
Making
the Case for Dark Matter Research
October 22, 2008
Scary
Times Made Scarier by Property Tax Bills
October 17, 2008
Redwood
Trees Versus Hardscrabble Pines: A Tale of Two Trees
October 16, 2008
More
Debt? You’ve Got to Be Kidding!
October 9, 2008
The
Symbolism of Change
October 3, 2008
Let
the Light Shine In
October 1, 2008
The
Pork Express
September 22, 2008
Germany
Setting an Example With Economics of Energy
September 19, 2008
CalTax
Gets Rolled by the Governor
September 12, 2008
Pointing
the Way to the Future Through Change
September 10, 2008
Time
to Stuff the Bag Tax
September 5, 2008
A
Tax Increase Is a Tax Increase
August 20, 2008
Reporting
on the 2008 Election: Ready, Set, Go!
August 15, 2008
Bonds
Are Bondage for Taxpayers
August 13, 2008
Governor’s
Position on Pay Cuts Is Legally Sound
August 8, 2008
Cancer
Drugs or Vacation Spas: Take Your Pick
August 5, 2008
New
Taxes Are Not the Answer to Budget Woes
August 1, 2008
Problems
With Proposition 8 Abound
July 29, 2008
Voters
Should Reject Rail Bond Boondoggle
July 23, 2008
Utah
Is Laughing
July 17, 2008
Budgeting
by Judicial Fiat
July 10, 2008
The
Legislature Needs a Spending Limit Nanny
July 3, 2008
Reflections
on the Proposition 98 Campaign: Anniversary of Kelo Decision
Passes With No Reforms in California
June 27, 2008
Initiative
Process Is Being Abused
July 2, 2008
Extorting
More From Taxpayers
June 19, 2008
Howard
Jarvis Showed the Way
June 11, 2008
Is
The Proposed ‘Limit On Marriage’ Initiative Too Late?
May 21, 2008
Independent
Legal Analysis of Prop. 99 Exposes Fatal Flaws
May 7, 2008
Why
Can’t Governments Treat Us Like Customers?
March 5, 2008
Redistricting
Reform, Not Longer Terms, Is the Answer
February 14, 2008
Playing
Cuttlefish With the Budget
February 7, 2008
One
More Time: Budget Woes Are Not Prop 13’s Fault
January 9, 2008
L.A.
City Officials’ Misguided Priorities—It’s Them vs. Us
September 20, 2007
Sneak
Attack on Property Rights Initiative Falls Flat
August 30, 2007
The
Sky Is Falling! Or Is It?
August 16, 2007
Charges
of ‘Fiscal Terrorism’ Are Silly and Won’t Balance the Budget
August 2, 2007
Bush’s
Age Discriminatory Stem Cell Research Veto
July 13, 2007
What
Now?
July 12, 2007
Protecting
Property Rights in California
July 11, 2007
Stop
the Profanity - Send 'Em on a Junket
June 20, 2007
The
Whining Continues
June 13, 2007
Scary
June 6, 2007
No
Tears for L.A.
May 23, 2007
Assemblyman
Gives Taxpayers the Foam Finger
April 18, 2007
Who’s
the Boss?
March 26, 2007
Share
the Poverty
March 19, 2007
The
Pharaohs Would Be Proud of Us
February 23, 2007
More
Proposition 13 Myths
February 14, 2007
Californians
Deserve a Meaningful Role in Picking Presidents
February 9, 2007
Doing
the People’s Business, or Their Own?
February 8, 2007
Los
Angeles Making War on Homeowners
February 5, 2007
Public
Employee Pensions: Sunshine at Last?
January 5, 2007
Time
for New Local Government Accounting Rules
December 28, 2006
A
Tax By Any Other Name
December 20, 2006
We
Don’t Need This Orwellian Double-Speak Country
December 18, 2006
Judicial
Micromanagement a Nightmare for Taxpayers
December 15, 2006
It’s
All About Dollars
December 8, 2006
Plum
Trash Job
December 6, 2006
Taxes,
Lies and Videotape
December 4, 2006
Assuring the Viability of Home Ownership
October 2, 2006
The 'Container Tax:' Just Another Proposition 13 Avoidance Scheme
September 22, 2006
Back to School, Planning for College
September 20, 2006
September 19, 2006
Medicare and Social Security: One for All, All for One
September 13, 2006
September 11, 2006
And the Villain Is — Prop. 13, of Course!
September 8, 2006
Selling Commercials On the California Channel
September 1, 2006
A Vile Weapon in the Hands of Public Officials
August 30, 2006
August 21, 2006
August 14, 2006
Becoming a Third-World Country
August 9, 2006
A Streamlined Sales Tax Equals a Bloated Bureaucracy
August 7, 2006
Politicians Lie? Say It Ain’t So!
August 4, 2006
Robin Hood or the Sheriff of Nottingham
July 28, 2006
MCLE for Judges Is an Ill-Conceived Notion
July 24, 2006
A
Failed System of Accountability
March 28, 2006
Deal
or No Deal
March 20, 2006
Where
Else but California?
February 10, 2006
Hey
Big Spender
February 3, 2006
Mirror/Mirror
January 11, 2006
The
Minimum Wage Calamity
January 9, 2006
The
Rosey Scenario
November 29, 2005
Education’s
Newest Outrage
November 28, 2005
Living
in a Chemically Induced Dream
November 7, 2005
Tiny
Textbooks?
August 22, 2005
Missing
the Target Again on Crime
June 28, 2005
The
Myth of Global Warming
June 22, 2005
Same
Old, Same Old
June 9, 2005
Unintended
Consequences
May 26, 2005
The
California Border Police
May 16, 2005
It’s
Still a Mess
April 18, 2005
Growth
Happens
April 7, 2005
Judges
Gone Wild
March 25, 2005
A
Parliament Of Fools
March 18, 2005
Brown Administration
Legacy: 102 Miles of Freeways
"Letter to the Editor," March 14, 2005
Of
Taxes, Foghorn Leghorn and My Dog Skip
March 4, 2005
Good
Intentions and the Roads They Make
February 10, 2005
They
Protest Too Much
January 20, 2005
Throwing
Down the Gauntlet
January 11, 2005
More
Government Deception
December 23, 2004
Another
Tax Increase Initiative: When Will It Stop?
January 12, 2004
Beware
Compassionate Lawmakers
January 5, 2004
Taxpayer
Legal Action: a Necessary Weapon
December 24, 2003
How
Democrats Negotiate
December 17, 2003
Thanks
For Your Input, Phil: About Three Years Too Late
December 12, 2003
Hardened
Attitudes on Spending Are the Problem
December 11, 2003
Prop.
56: an Assault on Proposition 13
December 10, 2003
Teachers
Union Perpetuates Education Myths
November 24, 2003
Climbing
Out of the Hole
November 19, 2003
The
Siren Song of the Democrats
November 10, 2003
Now
They’re Worried
November 7, 2003
Fires
Light Up Tax Talk
November 6, 2003
The
Second Annual Nosey Awards
November 4, 2003
Remembering
the Defenders of Freedom
November 3, 2003
Taxpayers
Continue to Foot Bill For Local Incompetence
October 30, 2003
A Big
Win for Taxpayers
October 29, 2003
How
the Deck is Stacked Against Taxpayers
October 28, 2003
Judging
Judges
October 2, 2003
Half
Measures and Half-Wits
September 24, 2003
Who’s
Dragging Down Who?
September 4, 2003
Leader
of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy?
August 26, 2003
Talk
About Déjà Vu!
August 20, 2003
Democrats
Playing a Dangerous Game of Political Chicken
March 11, 2003
To
Mildred Lillie, Gender Was No Impediment
October 29, 2002
The
More Things Change...
October 30, 2002
Guns:
Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
October 25, 2002
A
Government Without Limits
October 4, 2002
Bureaucratic
Arrogance
August 19, 2002
Exclusionary
Rule: Is There a Better Way?
May 16, 2001
Judicial
Nomination Process Is a Downhill Run
June 27, 1996
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