Category Philosophy and Religion

How They Satisfied Trump to Lock Down

An everlasting thriller for 3 years is how Donald Trump got here to be the president who shut down American society for what turned out to be a manageable respiratory virus, setting off an unspeakable disaster with waves of damaging…

‘Make America California’ Is a Unhealthy Thought

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched into what some are calling a “Make America California Tour.” Because the governor not too long ago claimed, massive majorities of American voters, together with 63 % of Republicans, assist California’s new legislation to…

When It Involves Inequality, We Ought to Rely Our Blessings

Your next-door neighbor simply added an enormous deck in again, and the man throughout the road has a brand new Tesla within the driveway. They’re pulling forward, and you might be falling behind. No one likes being outclassed. In the…

The Advantages of SB-4 Ought to Be Prolonged to All Californians to Assist Ease the Housing Scarcity

California’s housing disaster has residents cheering the current passage of state Sen. Scott Weiner’s (D–San Francisco) Senate Invoice 4, and never with out cause. The invoice seeks to make it simpler to construct reasonably priced properties on land owned by…

Capitalism is a ‘DDoLL’

Capitalism is a “DDoLL.” I’m saying it in a foolish means, to make it simpler to recollect, however the reality is that capitalist societies relaxation on three rules of effectiveness. As I’ve argued earlier than, it’s helpful to consider decentralized…

When Did Populism Grow to be a Soiled Phrase?

I’m fascinated by the opposing connotations some political phrases have in the US, on the one hand, and Europe and Latin America, on the opposite. One such phrase is “liberal”—which within the U.S. is related to the left and massive…

California Will See Loads of New Legal guidelines in 2024, however Few Which Will Repair Precise Issues

On January 1, 2024, Californians will face 16 new legal guidelines that cowl every part from campsite reservations to little one intercourse trafficking. As they assess these new measures, Californians would possibly think about what the brand new legal guidelines…

Let Individuals Reimagine Housing to Make It Extra Inexpensive

Why is housing so costly? The reply is straightforward: we’re not constructing sufficient of it. Demand is rising quicker than provide, and that’s a recipe for rising costs. The issue is very acute in innovation hubs just like the San…

The Decline in American Universities, 2011-2024

Like historic Rome, American universities haven’t fallen or declined in a day—or perhaps a yr. However nearly as good of a date as any to measure the start of the decline is 2011. Enrollments began falling that yr and since…

Inclusionary Zoning Would Undermine Sacramento’s Current Housing Reforms

Sacramento not too long ago took a serious step towards fixing its housing disaster by adopting the “Lacking Center Housing Plan,” which can permit flats to be inbuilt single-family neighborhoods. In urban-planning lingo, that is “upzoning,” which raises the density…