Whatever the polls say, Kamala Harris shouldn’t run for president in 2028
Ultimately, nobody – possibly even including Harris – knows what the former vice president will...
Opinion Columnists
Norms matter if we want to remain free and democratic
The obliteration of political norms has a habit of spreading.
Harris might be leading gubernatorial polls, but does she really want the job?
All of which makes a Harris entry into this key race very much a question mark...
Meet the new Gavin Newsom: Memelord and historical revisionist
This version of Gavin Newsom is here to stay – at least until polling says...
New California budget papers over $20 billion deficit, ignores day of reckoning
Newsom and legislators implicitly assume that at some point revenues will increase enough to cover...
A rare and encouraging rollback of government handouts
The "Big Beautiful Bill" did a lot of things, not all of them good.
Unions help some workers. But they hurt many more.
Progressives love unions. Not only do unions protect workers, they say, unions gave us the...
Will K-12 students be disadvantaged by DC layoffs? Of course not
Who needs the U.S. Department of Education to stay just the way it is?
Alligator Alcatraz: The American stain in the swamp
The project of dehumanization continues.
Douglas Schoen: New York City moves left, California moves right
Ultimately, the Democratic Party remains at a crossroads, caught between the growing influence of the...