Looting Is Bad. So Are Curfews.
The California National Guard should be helping to put out fires, not helping to restrict people's freedom of movement.
California's Fire Catastrophe Is Largely a Result of Bad Government Policies
In 2020, Elizabeth Weil of ProPublica also named California's forest management as a serious concern.
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Climate Tort Suits
Today the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Sunoco LP v. Honolulu and Shell PLC v. Honolulu, two petitions from oil companies seeking High Court ...
What's Wrong With a Private Firefighter?
What this means, the newspaper explains, is that proper management is not really about preventing wildfires "but instead ...
When New Jersey Hiked Minimum Wages, Fast Food Prices Rose
As New Jersey ratcheted up its minimum wage on three occasions between 2019 and 2021, fast-food restaurants in the state ...
Easing Zoning Restrictions Can Facilitate Rebuilding After the LA Fires
Much of the debate over the horrible wildfires afflicting the Los Angeles areas focuses on issues outside my expertise. Thus, ...
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Brickbat: Driven To Drink
Kayla Pier, a former school bus driver in Indiana's La Porte County, has been charged with operating while intoxicated and neglect of a dependent. Students called to report Pier for apparently driving ...