The formerly rich succumb to socialism

| August 26, 2009

In our previous posts on the California budget crisis, we pointed out that the Democratic model of spending cannot be sustained in California. Democratic governance is a failed model, and the only reason Obama can follow the same policies for the nation is because the Federal Reserve Bank finances the increasing deficits. The Fed keeps […]

Farmers to march on Sacramento August 28

| August 23, 2009

We had to go all the way to Canada to find this story on the Sacramento rally being organized for August 28. This is an anti-eco rally to protest water being shut off to California farms. Farmers, loggers, truckers, farm equipment, trucks, and lots of angry people whose livelihood has been cut off by cutting […]

The politicization of race: Reconquista

| July 15, 2009

“It’s time that African-Americans and Korean-Americans put aside their differences and focused on what’s really important, hating white people.” Margaret Cho Following the ideas of the Left always makes everything worse, and nowhere is this more evident than in matters of race. Honest talk about race is now prohibited by law. Tougher “hate crime” legislation […]

Leaving California

| July 14, 2009

Callifornia has been experiencing outmigration for the past five years. Reports about people leaving California are a bit difficult to come by because nobody stands at the border and gives them an exit questionnaire. So we’ll have to rely on anecdotal information.

U.S. threatens takeover of California parks

| July 4, 2009

For the past few years our local TV has carried new stories about decreased funding for our state and local parks. Now California governor Schwarzenegger has proposed closing 220 state parks to save $143 million in state spending. In response, the federal government has threatened to seize 6 of these parks. The story is at […]

California to release illegal aliens from prisons

| June 25, 2009

NWOU is keeping an eye on developments in California as California’s crisis may be the model for the budget crisis in other U.S. states. The California Democrats have pursued a policy of reckless spending to support their special interest groups. The Democrats have supported the illegal immigration from Mexico to destabilize California’s communities and to […]

More financial pain ahead

| June 11, 2009

Stock markets around the world have rallied off their March lows. The talk on financial TV is about having avoided a Depression, green shoots, a sustainable recovery. Other key phrases of the financial conversation include the steepening yield curve (good for bank profits), the stress test, the possible housing bottom, the commodity boom, and demand […]