On Friday afternoon, the former eBay CEO and Republican candidate for governor said that she would defend Proposition 8 if elected governor. The 2008 ballot initiative amended California's
Liberal Democrat Barney Frank and Libertarian-leaning Republican Ron Paul are uniting to take on a budget behemoth: military spending. According to a Huffington Post article, which cited Frank'
The most striking aspect of the Boxer-Fiorina Senatorial campaign is how much ground both candidates are losing. According to Real Clear Politics, which summarizes all active polls, both candidates
This week, California became the first state to be provided with resources to deploy National Guard troops to its southern border with Mexico. The move is a part of a
After having been attacked by the usually reliably libertarian-leaning Chamber of Commerce, proponents of Proposition 19 – an initiative designed to legalize the recreational use of up to one ounce
"The making of laws is like the making of sausages-the more you know about the process the less you respect the result."
The California legislature recently voted
Late spring storms, a heftier Sierra snowpack, and higher reservoir levels have largely made Californians believe the state’s record dry three-year drought is over. But, despite a year
Britain’s Liberal Democrats were distinctly a minority party during this year’s Parliamentary election. But Lib-Dem leader Nick Clegg fired the imagination of dissatisfied and worried citizens, and
A federal judge has revoked the Agriculture Department's approval of genetically modified sugar beets until their effect on other plants is more thoroughly studied. The anti-GMO movement
Though the 2010 midterm elections have not yet even taken place, political commentators and observers are already speculating about possibilities and prospects for the 2012 presidential election.
Likely Republican challengers
An L.A. Times editorial recently challenged the prospect of modifying the 14th amendment’s birthright citizenship provision, categorizing those who support repealing it as part of a fringe element.
The argument over gay marriage, like many arguments in America, has been falsely presented as a single, binary issue: one is either for or against legalizing gay marriage.
On one