I’ve followed the LA Mayor and school board races. The Mayor race seemed very shallow, there wasn’t much of a competitive spirit between Gruel and Garcetti other than attack ads. I had a feeling turnout was going […]

I agree, but in this case I think Brown’s budget is taking a risk by trusting that money will bring California closer to Common Core. I’m not surprised that the LAO would suggest more concrete investments like […]

I’m not surprised by Filner’s actions, he’s always been outspoken and one to test the limits of his activism. He’s been a medical marijuana proponent from the start of his mayorship, but I hadn’t thought of the […]

Well, NCLB is the past administration’s idea and for some reason is still law today. States want to get around NCLB and the current administration doesn’t endorse NCLB. It’s Congress’ job to change the law, which […]

Governments need to be very careful with taxes like this. It may seem noble and the “right thing” to do since revenues can be put back into smoker education or rehabilitation, but like it was mentioned, you have […]

Yeah, I remember we were on the edge of our seats waiting for that statement.

I think you highlighted the general conservatism of American politics when mentioning that President Obama isn’t as liberal or “socialist” as his opponents try to paint him. If we look at at the political spectrum […]

I definitely feel your frustration with stock answers. Sadly, it’s what a lot of us have come to expect when it comes to “scandals” and/or issues of concern. It makes people gloss over politics because those who […]

That’s what I’ve been thinking for a while now. Some of these communities don’t mind parcel taxes so much, but taxes seem to be coming from all different directions. However, I feel like parcel taxes are small […]

@jamesspurgeon Your first point is a valid concern, but independent candidates are hardly competitive in general elections as is. Political campaigns should be smarter and start early to build a base of support. […]

I had the feeling with your American history that our two-party system will eventually create one dominant party, which will lead to a break-up and create two more parties, and repeat. However, we see more […]

I hadn’t thought about the amount of car thefts that occur on campuses. That can be a larger issue than one would think.

However, I’m not sure what the enforceable penalties are for having a legal weapon […]

Honestly, I think Google Glass is a really neat idea, I hadn’t thought of privacy issues though. Even more interesting is the problem of college “cheating”, but I think it’s much ado about nothing. It can just be […]

Parties can party, but it shouldn’t be at our expense. On a large scale the $400 million in state administration costs may seem insignificant but that’s still money being spent to insulate party politics.

This probably provides the best perspective on MOOCs and the problems/benefits that have risen from its expansion. I was actually going to an article myself explaining exactly what you did, but you probably said […]

Retroactive taxes is probably one of the worst moves a taxing entity can do. It’s one thing to limit tax breaks on businesses but to go back and ask them to pay taxes it didn’t have to pay in the past is another. […]

Geez, state governments are going to the extreme to fight back against ACA. There has to be a better way to resist or work with ACA than making it a felony to enforce the act.

Cinco de Mayo is pretty big here in San Diego, so many streets closed off for parades but the food is awesome at these festivals! Fair trade-off.

I was waiting until Bill Clinton took a more formal tone with his Twitter account, it was only a matter of time. But @PrezBillyJeff was fun while it lasted. Pretty cool that Stephen Colbert got Clinton started on it, though!

Your perspective and approach to the issue is so well-stated, an awesome read! I can’t understand why it’s a tradition to give a 5 year old a deadly weapon, mainly because I did not grow up in such a culture. But […]

Whoa, this could be a sign of things to come. Two young, freshman representatives from different parties working on legislation together. Hopefully this sets the tone for the future of Congress.

“We complain that “our Government isn’t working for us” when in truth we are becoming a reflection of the very thing we lament.” Well said, Sam. I think a large amount of those who enter the political debate […]

The issue of overcrowded prisions leaves Gov. Brown in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” type of situation. Do we increase the size of prisons or reduce it by release? What happens with the court order if […]

Realignment is going to have a lot unintended consequences, such as tracking device tampering at a higher level, but it looks like SB 57 helps address this issue. I’ll be keeping up with CA realignment efforts […]