LeBron James, worth over $400 million, is now in the “Equality” business. He released his $185 Nike LeBron 16 “Equality Pack” sneakers on MLK Day last month to add to his lucrative collection of sports gear.

In an earlier California on Your Mind column, I discussed how California is ranked 49th among US states in housing affordability, 42nd in public school quality, and 40th in tax rates, all of which negatively affect Californians, particularly those with school-age children.  

Think you are seeing more drug ads on television? You are probably correct. And guess who they are targeting? Us. Older people, that is. Television’s direct-to-consumer drug ads rose by 6.7 percent in 2017 from a year earlier, the most recent data I could find indicates. And the media has proven effective among the elderly, who have the greater therapeutic needs, analysts report.

The Democrats running for president are at it again: they are submitting a completely unrealistic proposal for single-payer health insurance and they aren’t sharing the facts. We must get the word out to everyone that we have to stop this proposal that will take us in a catastrophic direction.