Three cheers for Javier Milei, Argentina’s libertarian president-elect
Liberty has prevailed in Argentina, with libertarian economist Javier Milei trouncing the old guard which has kept the South American nation stagnant. The situation in Argentina is quite bleak, which...
View ArticleNikki Haley, a foreign policy hawk and foe of free speech, isn’t a great...
Is this Nikki Haley’s moment? As she heads toward a fourth Republican primary debate on Dec. 6, the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador has risen in the polls. According to...
View ArticleUSC, return Professor John Strauss to campus
What with all the newly required courses at the secondary and college level ensuring that students get a diverse education, it might be good to require at least an evening seminar on the fact that our...
View ArticlePanic ensues as TikTokers tout bin Laden
American political leaders and mainstream journalists love a good social-media freak-out, so it’s no surprise many of them became overwrought at the news that a young generation of TikTokers had...
View ArticleJFK embodied a more confident America
When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas 60 years ago today, he took with him a sense of the nation’s innocence. Many of those who were in their formative years at the time remember it...
View ArticleGiving thanks for all of our freedoms
Today most Americans will gather for a celebration that has become an American tradition that is worthy of extension. Most of us experience more blessings than tribulation, especially in this...
View ArticlePolice should follow public records law
Police work is different from other work. It’s more dangerous. It requires more split-second decisions. Those in the job encounter bad guys wreaking havoc. They help out the rest of us in our times of...
View ArticlePutting insureds over the tort lobby
California is in the throes of an insurance crisis after the state’s largest insurer, State Farm, and then some other companies announced they no longer are writing new policies here. This comes...
View ArticleNo reason to believe progressive Derek Marshall can or should oust Jay Obernolte
Over the weekend, progressive activist Derek Marshall received the formal backing of the California Democratic Party to challenge Rep. Jay Obernolte to represent the Inland Empire’s 23rd congressional...
View ArticleIn honor of National Native American Heritage Month, remember the great...
As we near the end of National Native American Heritage Month, our editorial board would like to take this opportunity to remember the late Native American libertarian activist Russell Means, of the...
View ArticleRemembering the great communicator of free markets Henry Hazlitt
“When your money is taken by a thief, you get nothing in return. When your money is taken through taxes to support needless bureaucrats, precisely the same situation exists. We are lucky, indeed, if...
View ArticleGov. Newsom and the Legislature want to unleash local tax measures
There are two ways to amend the state constitution in California. The legislature can pass a proposed amendment with a two-thirds vote in each house, followed by the approval of a majority of voters...
View ArticleHere’s to hoping Newsom and DeSantis can have a substantive debate
Democracy thrives on debate, such as – hopefully – tomorrow’s debate between two rival governors: Republican Ron DeSantis, officially running for president, and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of...
View ArticleOakland City Council surrenders to Hamas apologists
On Monday, the Oakland City Council approved a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and terrorists in Gaza. This editorial board generally recommends that city governments...
View ArticleUC faculty who defended Hamas’ terrorism against Israel push back on UC...
According to a recent CNN news story republished by this newspaper, about 150 University of California professors signed a letter complaining about “the UC president’s efforts to develop what he...
View ArticleLabor unions are not always knights in shining armor
Labor unions have applauded this year’s “summer of strikes” and an unusually high number of work stoppages as a sign of the resurgence of organized labor in the private sector. An August survey by...
View ArticleAlan Bock was the Register’s moral lodestar
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a dozen years since Alan W. Bock, the Orange County Register’s veteran editorial writer and columnist, passed away. Today would have been his 80th birthday, so we’re...
View ArticleDrop pension tax for all, not only those getting military pensions
This editorial board has consistently opposed tax increases and supported efforts to roll back tax burdens on, well, just about everybody. But we remain skeptical about efforts to selectively grant tax...
View ArticleCalifornians are on the hook for Sacramento’s profligacy
Another scorecard ranked California one of the worst states financially. Truth in Accounting’s 14th annual Financial State of the States report scored California 42nd among the 50 states. A least it...
View ArticleJustice Sandra Day O’Connor stood up for Americans against government overreach
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died at age 93 last week, was a classic Southwesterner, an Arizonan who epitomized that region’s reputation for independence and self-reliance. Her...
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