Do you hear that, folks? That’s the sound of California’s Gravy Train coming to a squealing halt. The rail project is about $100 billion over budget. It was supposed to be completed five years ago, but not even a single track has been laid. I’ve been railing against this train to ...
Severe weather, high winds, or old age can cause trees or large branches to fall, sometimes causing damage to your home, garage, fence, or vehicle. In the aftermath, many homeowners wonder if insurance will cover the damage and what steps to take next. In most cases, standard homeowners ...
Here’s a clue that the off-year elections in November 2026 may not go the way conventional wisdom suggests. That conventional wisdom is that the president’s party almost always loses the House and, slightly less often, Senate seats. There are two structural reasons for this. One is that ...
What is self-confidence, anyway? Confidence is hard to define, but self-confidence generally refers to a sense of comfort with yourself and your instincts and a belief that you can trust your own abilities, knowledge, and judgment. Confident people welcome new challenges because they know ...
The Democratic Party lost big in 2024. If it hopes to bounce back, making inroads with the working class is the only way possible — and a new report from the Center for Working-Class Politics and Jacobin shows that economic populism is the best path to bring them back. Democrats have ...
From the Lowdown’s “Early Political Warning System” comes this Code Red alert (BRRAAAPP) ... a fast-moving front of corporate corruption is sweeping westward from the White House ... (BRRAAAPP) ... Residents are urged to seek higher ethical ground immediately ... (BRRRAAAPP). This is ...