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SB 690 Would Still Weaken Online Privacy Rights Before California Has Real Consumer Consent
Passing SB 690 before adding real consumer safeguards is bad public policy. A year later, California still has no meaningful opt-in requirement for…
6 hrs ago • Jon Fleischman
The Pope’s Warning About AI Deserves To Be Taken Seriously By Everyone
Artificial intelligence should serve human flourishing, not quietly replace the institutions that make a free society possible.
Jun 18 • Jon Fleischman
Gavin Newsom’s Final Budget: More Spending, More Taxes, More Government
Gavin Newsom’s final California budget reveals the tax-and-spend governing philosophy he wants to take national in 2028.
Jun 17
Gavin Newsom Says DOJ Probe Is Political — But Take A Closer Look
The dubious financing around California first family has been talked about for a very long time…
Jun 16 • Jon Fleischman
A Trillionaire, And The American Miracle
The world’s first trillionaire arrives as America and Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations both approach their 250th anniversary.
Jun 15
ICYMI: A Short Video Commentary, 5 Stories & A Video From Last Week
We featured a lot of great, original content this past week. Below are fivr highlights of columns, and a great video...
Jun 14 • Jon Fleischman
"What's Jon Reading" - A Compendium Of Interesting Things I Found Online This Week While On Vacation
I am perusing the web all week, and I write about some of the things I find. But I there is so much great stuff that I do not write about, but I collect…
Jun 13 • Jon Fleischman
The Runoff In The Governor’s Race Gets Its First Major Survey. Here Is What The Numbers Mean.
Berkeley’s new IGS survey gives us the first meaningful look at November’s governor’s race — and the numbers reward a careful read.
Jun 12 • Jon Fleischman
Awful Top-Two System Forced Republicans Voters To Get Strategic To Avoid Lock-Out In Governor’s Race
There are so many more Dems than Reps voting that those who said the Democrats could be blocked from the general were never credible. The real threat…
Jun 11 • Jon Fleischman
Has California Made Voting Too Easy?
California Democrats built an election system around convenience and ballot inclusion. Now we wait weeks for results while bigger questions about trust…
Jun 10 • Jon Fleischman
Clarence Thomas Was Right: Woodrow Wilson Declared War on the Constitution
Thomas reminded the country that Wilson rejected the principle that all men are created equal. I spent months building the fuller case — and it’s even…
Jun 9 • Jon Fleischman
We're Shifting To A Vacation Schedule... What Does That Mean?
Jon is heading off on family summer vacation, so look for a lighter schedule the next couple of weeks!
Jun 8 • Jon Fleischman
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