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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Drought Crisis Presents Big Test For House GOP's No. 2
Before he’s even considered for the Speaker’s job, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will have to deftly navigate a growing crisis in his own backyard: the Golden State’s devastating drought.
Governor Brown Says: Tear Out Lawns, Take Short Showers, Or Pay $500 Fine
Brown says NO statewide mandatory reductions for farmers since “they must feed the nation and the world.”
Will California Delay Its Tax Freedom Day In 2015?
April: the month that bureaucrats laud and taxpayers lament. In California - the second worst state to be a taxpayer - April 15th is more burdensome than most.
Kevin Faulconer Could Be The State GOP’s Best Hope For 2018
Largely overlooked amidst last week’s news of a nuclear framework with Iran and California’s first-ever mandatory water restrictions was word of Republicans’ share of this state’s registered voters falling below 28 percent.
Many Years Ago, California Governor Jerry Brown Said......
'Man-Made Disaster': Critics Say California Drought Caused By Misguided Environment Policies
The blistering drought that has Californians timing their showers, driving dirty cars and staring at brown lawns and empty swimming pools is a “man-made disaster,” according to critics, who say the Golden State’s misguided environmental policies allow much-needed freshwater to flow straight into the Pacific.
Integrate Western Power Grid To Reduce Emissions, Energy Costs
California has built up an excess of electricity-generation capacity in the years following the crisis of 2000-01, the Los Angeles Times recently reported. Some have sought to justify this as insurance against more shortages and blackouts.
Can Democrats Find Their Gubernatorial Groove? Can Republicans Gain Ground In California?
John Cox is running for governor of California. As far as I know, he’s not related to Edward Cox, Richard Nixon’s son-in-law, Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor Nixon wanted fired, or James M. Cox, the answer to the question of who lost to Warren Harding in 1920.
California Is Moving In the Wrong Energy Security Direction
In the soon-to-be-released Hoover Institution Press book, Blueprint for America, edited by former Secretary of State George Shultz, retired Admiral James Ellis explores how the United States is primed and ready to develop an energy security strategy.
One Nation Under A Groove
In the final episode of the series for 2020, Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane reflect on lessons learned from the pandemic, Donald Trump’s future, the ruinous state of the Golden State, how society will differ in 2021, plus what gets them through their daily routines—a mixtape of UK punk, Philly-brand funk, and the soothing sounds of “Sweet Baby James” Taylor.
Who’s To Blame For California’s Planned Power Outages? Some Say PG&E, Others Say Politicians
The repeated power shutoffs imposed to avoid sparking wildfires around the state have left many Californians furious and looking for someone — or something — to blame. Some critics join Gov. Gavin Newsom in pointing to a warming climate that scientists say is increasing the likelihood of wildfires and at PG&E for failing adequately to plan for that increase, while at the same time enriching its executives and shareholders.
California Proposal Rejects Wildfire Premium In PG&E, Other Utilities' ROE
The CPUC's proposed decision maintains the utilities' test-year 2020 ROE at 2018 values: 10.3% for Southern California Edison, down from the requested 11.45%; 10.25% for PG&E, down from the 12% it applied for; and 10.2% for SDG&E, compared to the 12.38% it requested.
Senator Kamala Harris Set To Play Unique Role At Comey Hearing
Freshman California Sen. Kamala Harris will get a blockbuster debut in the national spotlight Thursday when former FBI Director James Comey testifies to Congress for the first time since being fired a month ago by President Trump, a spectacle that is drawing live coverage from the prime-time anchors of the big three television networks and promises to rival Washington’s most storied public hearings.
California’s Economic Suicide
Last fall, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law requiring his state to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels. That ratchets the state’s already severe limits down even tighter, now requiring a reduction to levels not seen since the 1950s or earlier. Some are beginning to understand that it cannot be done in the modern era without extreme new regulations, which could quite literally give the state power to control nearly every detail of life.
GoodFellows: One Nation Under A Groove
In the final episode of the series for 2020, Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane reflect on lessons learned from the pandemic, Donald Trump’s future, the ruinous state of the Golden State, how society will differ in 2021, plus what gets them through their daily routines—a mixtape of UK punk, Philly-brand funk, and the soothing sounds of “Sweet Baby James” Taylor.
California Winners And Losers Amidst The Pandemic
We have another three weeks to go until we close the books on 2020, so why not a review of California’s “winners” and losers” in a year that we’d like to put in the rear-view mirror?
Mining For Some Improvements To California’s Government
On this date, 171 years ago, California took the first step from unexplored territory to economic colossus with the discovery of gold in the tailrace (still visible today) of a sawmill in present-day Coloma, about an hour’s drive northeast from Sacramento.
Five Reasons Why Jerry Brown Makes Sense as a Presidential Candidate
If it’s a spirited debate that Democrats crave for 2016, here’s a suggestion: Try to convince Jerry Brown to give the presidency one last try.
Terminated
How Governor Schwarzenegger of California lost a rich opportunity. By Bill Whalen.
Let Freedom Ring—Though It Doesn’t Fully Flourish In California
California’s brightest minds obviously didn’t have a seat at the table in the early days of July 1776, when the Founding Fathers (how long before that term’s deemed politically incorrect?) were putting the final touches on that generation’s “Brexit.”
One wonders what the Founders would make of today’s Golden State, which didn’t join the union until seventy-four years and two months after those fateful moments in Philadelphia.