Ron Hasse

Tod Goldberg makes us cry and @GreggHurwitz finally reads Blood Meridian. See what other surprises are in store on the latest episode of BOOKISH by @SoCalNewsGroup share.google/9lBuO9Sym1mP8Y…

Newsom dabbles in honesty about his presidential ambitions ocregister.com/2025/11/03/new…

Prop. 50 won’t solve much, but it will break things ocregister.com/2025/10/26/pro…

@RonDeSantis Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same —— Ronald Reagan

If you had told people after the 9/11 attacks on the WTC that, within a quarter century, NYC would elect a mayoral candidate who campaigns with an unindicted co-conspirator in the bombing of the WTC, you would have been considered to have a few screws loose. Yet, here it is. From fighting jihad to embracing it. What a slap in the face to the memories of those killed in both the 1993 and 2001 jihadist attacks on the World Trade Center.

Katie Porter’s meltdown with a reporter ocregister.com/2025/10/09/kat…

Editorial: Vote No on Prop. 50, an attack on democracy in California – Orange County Register ocregister.com/2025/10/05/vot…

Advice for @DaveMinCA from philosopher Marcus Aurelius: “If it is not right, do not do it, if it is not true, do not say it. Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one".

Editorial: Honor the memory of Charlie Kirk, 1993-2025 ocregister.com/2025/09/10/edi…

Prop. 50 is a cynical attack on free and fair elections ocregister.com/2025/09/07/pro…

Rep. Dave Min criticized over since-deleted X post about ‘Putin-Trump’ relationship trib.al/OYufAPf

Walking away from the high-speed rail project would be best for taxpayers and the state ocregister.com/2025/06/30/wal…

Zohran Mamdani: I listened to the Odd Lots interview. Observations: 1) He confuses Supply and Demand Why is housing expensive? Zohran: Because of billionaires. Demand: Because NYC is the most desirable city in the world. 2) Why is it easy to find fast food but not fresh produce? Zohran: Market failure. Demand: Because people don’t cook anymore. *Consumers want fast food*. And McDonalds found a way to deliver a meal at $5. Capitalism solved the $100 laptop for every child, not government. 3) ‘We don’t want Billionaires’ Billionaires that create wealth have done so by creating enormous value for others. We are all better off for the existence of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and others. Good policy is a world that seeks to create as many Founders as possible to have as many chances for people to create as much wealth as possible to make everyone better off. 4) He replaces private solutions with a political process - *at every turn*. Instead of condemning hate speech, he says he will increase funding 800% for hate speech education. Leadership matters. You cannot outsource morality to a committee. Instead of focusing on the causes of inflation, his answer is to get the government into the razor thin margin business of groceries. Instead of attracting supply and development and capital, his answer is to tax and spend it because his ‘business plan’ is better. 5) The problem with a ‘political process’ is now you are creating committees and takings from one group (not in power) to another (temporarily in power). The people on those committees are unelected and prone to corruption or ideological decision making (‘We know better for you’). Parents are pulling kids out of school because committees make decisions now. Political processes rest on implied coercion. Private processes are voluntary and consensual. Focus on incentives, appropriate regulation where needed, a level playing field, and a culture of accountability not blaming others. 6) Zohran is what you get when you have Federal Student loans subsidize education. He graduated with a 4 year degree in African Studies. (That should be an elective, not a four year degree). I learn philosophy, AI, and pursue hobbies like aging and longevity or history on my own time and dime. I don’t have the right to impose by ‘right’ as an obligation that others must pay for. The Founding Fathers understood that ‘rights’ are compossible and do not impose constraints on others. Live and let live. Make capitalism great again.

Google shouldn’t be allowed to rip newspapers off dailynews.com/2025/06/10/goo… via @ladailynews

California Democrats are tougher on businesses than they are on child trafficking ocregister.com/2025/05/05/cal…

@jacobinfante24 Great job Jacob!

I’m in Year 9 of my time writing at Windy City Gridiron, and each year is better than the last. You guys all know Lester for his #Bears content, but he’s also a fantastic boss behind the scenes. Can’t say enough good things about working for him.

Susan Shelley: Medi-Cal under strain after state extends aid to illegal immigrants ocregister.com/2025/03/15/sus…

Investigate and shutter the bullet train ocregister.com/2025/02/25/inv…

State to allocate more water from Northern California, increasing supplies, denting drought woes dailynews.com/2025/01/30/sta… via @ladailynews

SB 222 must be defeated in the Legislature ocregister.com/2025/01/30/sb-…

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass should resign in disgrace, but it’s not worth trying to recall her dailynews.com/2025/01/14/los… via @ladailynews