Glaciers are key icons of climate change and global environmental change. However, the relationships among gender, science, and glaciers – particularly related to epistemological questions about the production of glaciological knowledge – remain understudied. This paper thus proposes a feminist glaciology framework with four key components: 1) knowledge producers; (2) gendered science and knowledge; (3) systems of scientific domination; and …
The Tea Party Movement — R.I.P.
The Tea Party movement was a remarkable happening. It was started in February 2009 with a rant by a Chicago bond trader. But what remains of this movement today largely backs the OPPOSITE of the reforms that drove the 2009 Tea Party phenomenon. Today’s Tea Party (what’s left of it) has little interest in the Constitution, or the safeguards incorporated …
Thank You For Everything
Someone recently told me that sometimes the right decision can be the hardest. Two years ago I announced my intention to run for the California State Assembly in District 71 here in East County and, since that time, I have worked to earn the support of those who live in our communities. I have made many new friends and have …
The hidden costs driving California gas prices up
This op-ed originally appeared in The Orange County Register and can be viewed here. Gasoline prices around the country have dropped dramatically so far this year, as the price of oil has slumped. Gas prices in California, however, remain much higher than the national average. At the February meeting of the State Board of Equalization, I voted with the majority to …
Lori Saldaña Wants To Debate Mayor Faulconer
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer looks to be re-elected to a four-year term, this June, with no endorsed opposition from the Democratic Party. Former (acting) Mayor Todd Gloria opted to run for State Assembly, in a District which wouldn’t elect a resurrected Reagan, and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins found it easier to intimidate fellow Democrat Marty Block, from running for …
Lightner’s husband said to “appropriate” Ellis website
From the Ray Ellis campaign…
Why Conservatives Have Nothing to Fear from a Trump Presidency
Guest Column by John H. Horst Republican Candidate, California’s 52nd Congressional District Donald Trump is a lot of things. But one thing he isn’t – and I imagine he would agree – is a student of political philosophy. He has been too busy making deals and building businesses to gaze at his political navel and wonder whether he is a …
GOP in Crisis
Frank Chodorov, William F. Buckley’s mentor, writes in The Rise and Fall of Society that what marks the difference between conservatism in the twentieth century and that which engaged the best minds of the eighteenth and nineteenth is, “…there is no faultfinding with the institution itself. The State is alright, by common agreement, and it would work perfectly if the …
TRUMP: Mi Ricardo Grande
Lincoln. Coolidge. Eisenhower Reagan. Trump.
#NeverTrump Has Never Been About Trump Supporters And Always Been About Trump
I’ve made this statement a few times before; #NeverTrump has nothing to do with the frustrated Republicans who support or lean towards Donald Trump but has everything to do with the poor character of the candidate. Moreover, supporting Trump is a losing proposition against Clinton; he is the only Republican candidate remaining whose polling signals a loss to her in …
Dennis Miller on Mitt Romney
This. “I believe the only thing Romney can do to hurt Trump is to endorse him. Sorry, Mitt. Didn’t want to, had to. Let the people speak.”
Not Today. Not in November. #NeverTrump
The established Republicans are pushing back on a Trump nomination. Note that I haven’t said “Republican Establishment” because it would be destroyed if it took sides. That’s fine. If “The Establishment” won’t provide leadership (and it can’t), movement conservatives and established Republicans can (and are). As many as one out of five Republican voters have said they will not support …
MCO — Tax hike or not?
Below is how the local votes went yesterday on the concurrent passage (California Assembly and Senate) of changes to Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), which some argue is a tax hike, others claim is tax neutral. Tax hike or not, the bill required 2/3 of the votes for passage in both houses — which is required to increase taxes in the …
Chris Christie and Jeff Sessions Endorse Trump For President
I am fascinated that the political establishment are starting to break for Donald Trump. Duncan Hunter stuck his neck out first. New Jersey Chris Christie followed the Republican brawl Debate with endorsement, and now Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions came out for Trump today. Hunter’s endorsement wasn’t that crazy. I said, ” I think Hunter desperately wants to stand up and …
What Donald Trump Gets That We Never Will
Let me start off by saying that Donald Trump is the last Republican I want to hold office; I think he’s a con-man. I also want to acknowledge that, while we bicker on this blog, there are some really smart people here. Now, let me tell you something you might not want to here: We just don’t count. Seriously, we …
Duncan Hunter endorses Donald Trump For President
This changes everything; Congressman Duncan Hunter endorses Trump for President: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) told POLITICO on Wednesday that he will support Trump for the Republican nomination, making him one of the first members of Congress to express public support for the Manhattan businessman who is the prohibitive front-runner after his victory in Tuesday’s Nevada caucuses. Also on Wednesday, Rep. …
DEBATE: Republican Candidates for the 52nd Congressional District
The Del Mar Seacoast Republican Women Federated will be hosting a debate, between national defense consultant and Marine veteran Jacquie Atkinson and business owner and former Bush Administration official, Denise Gitsham–both ladies are Republican candidates for The US House of Representatives, representing the 52nd Congressional District. The seat is currently held by Democrat Scott Peters. The debate will be held …
Jacquie Atkinson Challenges Opponent Denise Gitsham to Series of 10 Debates
Gitsham fails to respond to debate request from Atkinson From Jacquie Atkinson Last week I mailed a letter to the Denise Gitsham for Congress campaign headquarters asking for a series of 10 debates leading up to the primary vote in June. Gitsham has refused to respond. I believe the voters of the 52nd Congressional District deserve these debates. Having open …
Mayor Faulconer, Chairman Roberts Release Joint Statement on Chargers’ Announcement
San Diego – Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer and Chairman Ron Roberts of the County Board of Supervisors released the following joint statement after the Chargers announced today their intention to pursue a Downtown stadium with a public vote in November. “We want the Chargers to remain in San Diego. After consulting with numerous experts on stadium financing and conducting a …
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