Steven Greenhut
SACRAMENTO — I’ve been spending time engaging with urbanists on X (formerly Twitter) so that you, dear American Spectator readers, can avoid doing so. By the way, it’s not something I’d recommend unless you have a large stash of blood-pressure medication. Obviously,…
SACRAMENTO — The 2005 dark comedy Thank You for Smoking tracks the efforts of three lobbyists known as the MOD Squad (Merchants of Death) who shill for the tobacco, alcohol, and gun industries. The lead character, an endearing but cynical tobacco…
SACRAMENTO — When observers think about American Christianity, they obviously focus on the country’s Protestant roots, as well as its large Roman Catholic population. Around 48 percent of Americans identify as Protestants of one variety or another (and of different…
SACRAMENTO — I still chuckle about a legislative hearing from a few years ago where state lawmakers ultimately approved new restrictions and taxes on electronic vaping devices. They were voting on complex regulations involving different types of relatively complex items…
SACRAMENTO — Let’s start with the obvious. The best way to ensure that Americans have enough money to pay for their groceries is to create a booming economy, keep a tight lid on inflation, and empower Americans to take care…
SACRAMENTO — After Hamas terrorists murdered 260-plus mostly young people enjoying a “peace” concert near the Gaza border and slaughtered families in their homes, normal people were utterly outraged and sympathetic to the Israeli victims. Others — mostly university professors, progressive…
SACRAMENTO — In my American Spectator column last week, I complained about the Republican Party’s descent into protectionism and its move away from free-market policies — in the name of becoming a populist, working-class party. I urged Republicans to emulate Ronald…
SACRAMENTO — Conservatives used to be united in their understanding that free markets are the best way to ensure prosperity and freedom. Perhaps it’s outmoded — in a time when right-wing populists are promoting tariffs, complaining about capitalism, and supporting…
SACRAMENTO — Since COVID-19 emerged as a public-health threat in 2019, the federal and state governments have embraced a wide range of policies that were designed to “protect” us but instead have unleashed a fury of unintended — but easily…
SACRAMENTO — The basic rule of thumb in the California Legislature is that lawmakers will spend the bulk of their time meddling in areas they should avoid while steadfastly not addressing the matters they should. So as the Legislature finishes…
