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Jackpot Justice Series
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.21.2010
Jackpot Justice is a three-part documentary series based on the policy research of Lawrence McQuillan, Pacific Research Institute's director of Business and Economic Studies: Lawyers Gone Wild; Judicial Hellholes; and More Lawyers, Fewer Doctors.
Returning the state to prosperity requires action
Submitted by Jason Clemens, Julie Kaszton on 10.21.2010
As the November election approaches, Californians don’t need to be reminded of the dismal state of the Golden State.
New leadership on taxes needed
Submitted by Jason Clemens, Debbie Bitzan on 10.20.2010
A general economic malaise permeates everyday life in California, best illustrated by the state's 12.4 percent unemployment rate, third-highest in the country.
Brown's Tax-the-Rich Mantra Won't Work
Submitted on 10.19.2010
The "w" word used by a Jerry Brown strategist to describe Meg Whitman's alleged sellout on her pension reform proposals to public safety unions that are endorsing her dominated much of the coverage of the Oct. 12 debate.
Places where judges don't allow justice to prevail
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.19.2010
In 2009, the top 10 jury awards in the United States alone totaled $1.5 billion. Eight were doled out in states with the worst tort climates as measured by the U.S. Tort Liability Index.
Places where judges don't allow justice to prevail
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.19.2010
In 2009, the top 10 jury awards in the United States alone totaled $1.5 billion.
Broken California
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 10.18.2010
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently warned that if voters approve a November initiative legalizing marijuana, the state will become a national “laughingstock.”
Lawyers gone wild are killing our economy
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.18.2010
It’s a dangerous world. At least, that’s what the warning labels on common consumer products would lead us to believe.
Is California now an idiocracy?
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 10.15.2010
SACRAMENTO – While trying to get the assembled, clueless staff at a phone store to tell me how to turn off an annoying e-mail alarm on my new smart phone, I was finally greeted by a manager, who declared that the phone is supposed to work that way.
State overspends, and gets less for more
Submitted on 10.15.2010
Last week the Democratic leader of the state Senate said the state should provide child care for people no longer on welfare, among $470 million worth of other social services.
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