Jon’s Weekend Reading Recommendations! Articles, Charts, Videos, Podcasts & More…
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 for this Saturday column. Enjoy.
This Saturday feature, which is a labor of love for me, is packed with amazing content. It’s very popular. For those of you who subscribe ($70/year, $7/month), this column is a thank you for your support of my independent work. There are a couple of items above the paywall worth reading/watching. But that is the tip of the iceberg. SO MUCH more under the paywall.
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A Saturday Video Commentary…
Reading/Watching Recommendations!
TWO COMPLIMENTARY CURATED LINKS FOR ALL READERS:
GAVIN NEWSOM’S “EMPIRE OF FRAUD”
In City Journal, Christopher F. Rufo, Ryan Thorpe, Kenneth Schrupp, and Haley Strack argue that California has lost at least $180 billion to fraud across major government programs, including unemployment insurance, welfare, and homelessness spending. Drawing on audits, indictments, and expert interviews, the authors contend that weak safeguards, rapid expansions, and poor oversight created systemic vulnerabilities that enabled large-scale abuse during Gavin Newsom’s tenure.
SAN DIEGO’S DECLINE INTO BIG-CITY DYSFUNCTION
In a commentary by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, HJTA President Jon Coupal argues that San Diego has drifted toward the same governance failures seen in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He points to new taxes, such as the city’s trash fee, and criticizes what he calls misleading ballot tactics, warning that fiscal discipline and voter trust are eroding.
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OK, this column is like an iceberg. You can see 10% of it above the water line. Below the paywall is SO MUCH MORE. I curate a BUNCH of articles, a great chart, a great video, a great long-form story, and much more. And what did Jacqueline Kennedy do on this date in 1962 that had never been done by a First Lady?
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