Opinion

EDITORIAL: Give the cold shoulder to climate bill

Cap-and trade is a huge energy tax increase unlikely to have any effect on global climate. After narrow approval in the House, the so-called cap-and-trade bill to curb global warming deserves to die in the U.S. Senate. The Waxman-Markey legislation... Full story

Original Thoughts: South Carolinians gone ape

By KATHLEEN PARKER

WASHINGTON — Rusty DePass, the South Carolina Republican activist who infamously “joked” that an escaped zoo gorilla was probably an ancestor of Michelle Obama’s, has learned the meaning of “hell to pay.” His teaching... Full story

EDITORIAL: One-stop tax collecting plan

Consolidating tax agencies makes sense

Not only are there too many taxes on Californians, but too many arms of government collecting the taxes. A rough count finds there have been at least 20 unsuccessful attempts in 20 years to consolidate the agencies collecting everything from income taxes... Full story

Voices from the Valley: Common ground on Proposition 8?

By CECE TOWNSEND

A friend we’ve known for about eight years read my husband’s letter to the editor about our support for Proposition 8 during the campaign. The next time we spoke, she informed me she could not continue our friendship because we were against... Full story

EDITORIAL: Time, money both waning

Legislature misses budget deadline again

For 29 of the past 33 years, the Legislature failed to adopt a balanced budget by the traditional June 15 deadline. Monday the tradition continued, sort of. Technically, the Legislature isn’t late because when a budget for the 2008-09 year was... Full story

EDITORIAL: Flailing for anything but the budget knife

Taxes, raiding local coffers and state reserves rank ahead of cutting outflow to meet income

The closer the state of California comes to having no money in the bank, the more the players in Sacramento reveal what they value, and what they don’t. Cities and counties aren’t atop Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s list. He proposes... Full story

Original Thoughts: Zahra: A ’new’ old name in circulation

By KATHLEEN PARKER

WASHINGTON — There’s a “new” old name suddenly in circulation that is both filled with ancient history and ripe with a revolutionary spirit for today’s game-changing events. Zahra. Well-known to Muslims, Fatima az-Zahra... Full story

EDITORIAL: More health care for less money? Right

The more learned about Obama’s health care plan, the less attractive it looks.

You have to admit that it takes a certain amount of chutzpah to try to sell expanding the role of government in health care as a way of controlling costs and improving services. Yet judging by recent statements and his speech Monday to the American Medical... Full story

EDITORIAL: No compensation czars!

Even though there’s a certain amount of populist pandering involved, you can understand the impulse behind a government move to limit the pay of top executives at companies that have taken bailout money from the taxpayers. He who pays the piper... Full story

Perspectives on Liberty: Communities for people, not ants

By TIBOR MACHAN

No sooner does one speak up in support of individualism than some clever folks will accuse one with wanting to isolate individuals, to destroy human community life. But this really is bunk and is either a misunderstanding or an out-an-out attempt at distortion. Just... Full story

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