“My priority going forward is to build support in the United States for decriminalizing drug possession,” George Soros declared in 2019, “as Portugal and some other European countries have done.” Never mind his age, either. The 94-year-old mega-donor’s son Alexander…
Multnomah County, Oregon, District Attorney Mike Schmidt received landslide support from voters in 2020 for his “reform-minded” promises to reduce incarceration and address racial disparities in policing and law enforcement. After Schmidt earned 77 percent of the vote in one…
Nashville was on the short list (with Milwaukee the alternative) to host the 2024 GOP convention, but our Democrat-besotted city council would have none of it and so turned its back on a financial windfall. A local PR firm dumped…
In August 2020, then-President Donald Trump offered to assist the Democratic mayor of Portland, Oregon, in putting down the nightly riots that had ravaged his city for more than 90 days. Given this choice between ending the systematic violence and…
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has gotten tough when it comes to dealing with what has become a semi-permanent class of protesters in his city. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is getting out; she recently announced that she won’t run for reelection….
Well, friends and relatives, another year is approaching its end, and so once again it’s time to bring you all up to date on what’s been going on with our little family here in Oakland. First, although I’m calling this…
Protests were peaceful Monday night in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after a local judge ordered anti-police rioters arrested Sunday night to be held on million-dollar bails. Unrest erupted Sunday in the small city of about 60,000 residents after a Lancaster policeman shot…
Joe Biden’s address at the Democrat National Convention left much to be desired. While the Democrat nominee proved he can still read off a teleprompter, his speechwriters did him no favors by leaving out of his remarks any real substance…
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was called on to quit his job as he joined the radical protesters on Wednesday night. Protests in Portland have continued for over 50 days, as President Trump dispatched federal agents to quell the turmoil last…
