Commentary
Commentary
The FDA’s foot-dragging on the AstraZeneca vaccine is indefensible
There’s a COVID-19 vaccine currently saving lives all over the world—but not in the U.S. That vaccine, made by British drug company AstraZeneca, proved 100% effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths in Phase III clinical trials. British regulators authorized it for use nearly two months ago. Since then, millions of people in the U.K. have been ...
Commentary
The 340B Prescription-Drug Swindle Has Gone on Long Enough
In a hearing on Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra revealed just how unfit he is to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Becerra dismissed the need to reform the federal “340B” program, even though it has morphed from a good-faith effort to help low-income Americans access medicines ...
California
The Low Spark of High-Speed Rail
California’s bullet train has become a nearly forgotten source of trouble, eclipsed in the public eye by Covid-19, a gubernatorial recall, and out-migration from the Golden State. But it’s still out there, sucking up time and money, and as empty as it ever was. The California High Speed Rail, its ...
California
As social media giants purge users, it’s time to create alternatives
More than one in five U.S. adults has a Twitter account, but one doesn’t have to be active on social media to know that the company went on a suspending spree after the election, canceling more than 70,000 users the company considered to be undesirables, including former President Donald Trump, ...
Commentary
Biden’s plan to subsidize COBRA is a waste of money
President Biden has repeatedly promised to build a fairer economy, one that “works for everyone.” But if his stimulus plan is any indication, the president has a funny definition of fairness. His $1.9 trillion proposal would force working-class Americans to cover health insurance premiums for people who have lost their ...
Business & Economics
The future is now for gig-based entrepreneurship
With Californian Kamala Harris as vice president, it’s clear the new Biden administration is taking its cues from the once-Golden State on labor policy. In one of its first acts in office, the Biden Administration placed a regulatory freeze on a Department of Labor regulation enacted in the waning days of the ...
California
Xavier Becerra confirmation would be a dream come true for single-payer advocates
Tomorrow, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will appear before the Senate for his confirmation hearing as President Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. If Becerra’s career in public office is any indication, he’ll do everything in his power to exert greater government control over our ...
California
Gavin Newsom’s Worst Month
A group of Californians who’ve had enough of Gov. Gavin Newsom say they have the 1.5 million signatures needed to force a recall election, and believe they will eventually have 2 million. But, we probably won’t know until after the March 17 submission deadline if there are enough valid signatures. ...
Commentary
President Biden, It’s Time To Admit Obamacare’s Flaws
Starting today, uninsured Americans will be able to sign up for health plans through the federal HealthCare.gov exchange during a new special enrollment period through May 15. Created by one of President Biden’s first executive orders, it’s intended to help “restore and strengthen Americans’ access to quality, affordable health care.” ...
Blackouts
A California Energy Lesson From Europe
Days before Joe Biden and former Sen. Kamala Harris took the oath of office, the Los Angeles Times said California was “emerging as the de facto policy think tank” of a Democrat-controlled Washington. This doesn’t inspire confidence in those who see up close that the best California can offer is an example ...
The FDA’s foot-dragging on the AstraZeneca vaccine is indefensible
There’s a COVID-19 vaccine currently saving lives all over the world—but not in the U.S. That vaccine, made by British drug company AstraZeneca, proved 100% effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths in Phase III clinical trials. British regulators authorized it for use nearly two months ago. Since then, millions of people in the U.K. have been ...
The 340B Prescription-Drug Swindle Has Gone on Long Enough
In a hearing on Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra revealed just how unfit he is to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Becerra dismissed the need to reform the federal “340B” program, even though it has morphed from a good-faith effort to help low-income Americans access medicines ...
The Low Spark of High-Speed Rail
California’s bullet train has become a nearly forgotten source of trouble, eclipsed in the public eye by Covid-19, a gubernatorial recall, and out-migration from the Golden State. But it’s still out there, sucking up time and money, and as empty as it ever was. The California High Speed Rail, its ...
As social media giants purge users, it’s time to create alternatives
More than one in five U.S. adults has a Twitter account, but one doesn’t have to be active on social media to know that the company went on a suspending spree after the election, canceling more than 70,000 users the company considered to be undesirables, including former President Donald Trump, ...
Biden’s plan to subsidize COBRA is a waste of money
President Biden has repeatedly promised to build a fairer economy, one that “works for everyone.” But if his stimulus plan is any indication, the president has a funny definition of fairness. His $1.9 trillion proposal would force working-class Americans to cover health insurance premiums for people who have lost their ...
The future is now for gig-based entrepreneurship
With Californian Kamala Harris as vice president, it’s clear the new Biden administration is taking its cues from the once-Golden State on labor policy. In one of its first acts in office, the Biden Administration placed a regulatory freeze on a Department of Labor regulation enacted in the waning days of the ...
Xavier Becerra confirmation would be a dream come true for single-payer advocates
Tomorrow, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will appear before the Senate for his confirmation hearing as President Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. If Becerra’s career in public office is any indication, he’ll do everything in his power to exert greater government control over our ...
Gavin Newsom’s Worst Month
A group of Californians who’ve had enough of Gov. Gavin Newsom say they have the 1.5 million signatures needed to force a recall election, and believe they will eventually have 2 million. But, we probably won’t know until after the March 17 submission deadline if there are enough valid signatures. ...
President Biden, It’s Time To Admit Obamacare’s Flaws
Starting today, uninsured Americans will be able to sign up for health plans through the federal HealthCare.gov exchange during a new special enrollment period through May 15. Created by one of President Biden’s first executive orders, it’s intended to help “restore and strengthen Americans’ access to quality, affordable health care.” ...
A California Energy Lesson From Europe
Days before Joe Biden and former Sen. Kamala Harris took the oath of office, the Los Angeles Times said California was “emerging as the de facto policy think tank” of a Democrat-controlled Washington. This doesn’t inspire confidence in those who see up close that the best California can offer is an example ...
