San Francisco is slightly smaller than Jacksonville, Florida. Yet San Francisco’s homelessness budget—$1.1 billion in fiscal year 2021–22—is nearly 80 percent of Jacksonville’s entire city budget. But despite this enormous spending, homelessness and the attendant problems of drug abuse, crime, public health issues, and an overall deterioration in the quality of life, spiral further downwards each year.
The day after news broke that Twitter had accepted Elon Musk’s purchase offer, California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, happened to be holding a Zoom call with supporters to discuss how to “keep California blue in 2022.” The topic was a curious one, given that since 2000, Democrats have won 47 of the past 48 statewide races here not involving Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Aggressive actors, from Russia to North Korea, are eager to use their military might to enhance their power. Stopping these aggressors before they lash out is key to preserving human life and avoiding costly wars, but the question is how?
This weekend I watched a CBS Sunday Morning show that I had taped a few weeks ago. There was a fairly depressing segment on the cost of child care versus the amount of money a parent, typically a woman, could make. The solution that one of the interviewees advocated was higher government subsidies for children.
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the leak from the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, violence in America from the Left, Nina Jankowicz the new “disinformation” czar, and college graduations.
featuring H. R. McMastervia Arizona State University News
Monday, May 9, 2022
Retired Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster provided keynote remarks during the Veterans Honor Stole Ceremony organized by Arizona State University’s Pat Tillman Veterans Center.
With the official opening of the Doerr School of Sustainability on the horizon, the Precourt Institute of Energy held its annual Global Energy Solutions Week from May 2 to 6, during which the institute showcased Stanford’s advancements in energy and sustainable infrastructure research.
Hoover Institution fellow Thomas Sowell once asked: ‘Have we reached the ultimate stage of absurdity where some people are held responsible for things that happened before they were born, while other people are not held responsible for what they themselves are doing today?’
mentioning H. R. McMastervia United States Institute of Peace
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Join USIP for a discussion of Phillips’ legacy, how insights from his final book can help inform the implementation of the GFA, and the future of U.S. efforts to address state fragility.
