High electric rates zap California’s green agenda • Remembering the great Frederick Douglass
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Friday, February 14, 2025

California’s aging population will test whether its demography is destiny

Not having enough workers may be one destiny of California’s demographic change.

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High electric rates zap California’s green agenda

California’s progressive policymakers have gone all in for shifting the state from its reliance on fossil fuels to electric power as part of its aggressive climate-change agenda.

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Remembering the great Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ideas, life and legacy of the great abolitionist, author and statesman. Douglass’ life is a testament to the horrors of America’s past, the importance of liberty and the value of freedom of thought.

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Charles Salter: Think like a journalist to avoid post-disaster rumor mill

Don’t let scammers thrive

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Question for Newsom recall backers: Why bother?

Even if he won’t formally acknowledge this recall bid until and unless it qualifies for a vote, Newsom would be wise to take it seriously and perhaps even exploit it.

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Trump is the furthest thing from a fascist

Bottom line: Trump is entitled to label the regulatory Democrats as fascists, not the other way around.

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Falling behind on educational freedom

California is falling behind in education reform.

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LAUSD must hike art class spending

Art for art’s sake, absolutely. So what is it in the Los Angeles Unified School District that, after much chiding, still doesn’t understand its need to use taxpayer funding specifically set aside for arts education — the cultural learning that allows our young people to know art, and to make it forever part of their lives — and instead plunder the funds for other projects?

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The DOGE bait and switch

Donald Trump’s much-ballyhooed Department of Government Efficiency does not actually exist.

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Israel gets 3, Hamas 183. Don’t do the math.

What if these asymmetrical deals enable even more terror, murder and mistreatment?

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