So while the left continues to drool over the work Gov. Jerry Brown is doing in California, gushing over a one-time $4bn surplus, might I point out a few inconvenient truths courtesy of The Economist: (1) The top 1% of earners alone pay 33% of...
Matt Cunningham has posted a bizarre piece over at OCPolitical expressing his dismay at the Lincoln Club's decision to endorse Robert Ming for the OC Supervisor's seat in the 5th District. It is bizarre because Matt expresses a long-held admiration for the club, and...
As an avid reader, one of my favorite reading "sensations", if you will, is when you begin a book that so captivates you and interests you (for whatever reason) that you just do not want to put it down. Reading a 350-page...
This last week has been a chilling reminder of the painful reality that America has enemies who will stop at nothing to hurt her. Whether it be two radicalized Islamic terrorists from a radicalized Islamic country, or the coordinated effort of twenty terrorists working...
Mark Steyn is as good as it gets for those of us who love the principles of limited government and human flourishing. Steyn is a critic of bad government, which is important, but he is also a critic of big government, which is different....
I am not a fan of the three or four time Presidential candidate, Ron Paul. My opinions about the ideology of Ron Paul are well-documented, as are my opinions of many (not all) of his followers. But despite my lack of appreciation for...
A month or so back I read Thomas McCraw's very informative work, The Founders and Finance. The book essentially paints a picture of the early developments in American finance, particularly as directed by three immigrants (Robert Morris, Alexander Hamilton, and Albert Gallatin). Because...
This piece does a great basic run-down of how things really work for the wealthy, and how Mickelson essentially keeps 26 cents of every dollar he earns going forward (if he is lucky). Ultimately, many don't care what guys like Phil experience from a...
My answer for a little while when people I encounter around the country ask me where I live has been, "Newport Beach". When they say, "Oh, California", I say, "No, Newport Beach". My disgust with California has not affected my love of the...
I have been saying for months and months and months that there was no such thing as a fiscal cliff, that there was no way either party was going to let the tax rates go up for 98% of the population, and that there was...
