By Daniel J.B. Mitchell President-elect Donald Trump’s criticism of our trading relationship with China and our trade deficit with that nation has produced predictable reactions. Economists warn against “protectionism” and the dangers of trade wars. Alarmed diplomats remind us of the American interest in maintaining good relations with China to deal with such matters as […]
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By Andrés Martinez You should be celebrating the fact that the stock market is soaring. Yes, I’m talking to you, even if you are not a trust fund baby—make that especially if you are not a trust fund baby. I fear that with all the politicized talk of Wall Street and the images that shorthand […]
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To the community, I’ve received the city’s notice of a Vacation Home Rental Application for 3861 Saddle Road, Unit 12. I oppose this. Vacation rentals are like the city’s SnowGlobe festival: both are fine ideas under the right circumstances, but terrible ideas when placed in residential neighborhoods. This puts conflicting interests in proximity, a group […]
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By David Leonhardt, New York Times The phrase “American dream” was invented during the Great Depression. It comes from a popular 1931 book by the historian James Truslow Adams, who defined it as “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone.” In the decades that followed, […]
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By Daniel Borenstein, Bay Area Media Group Politics trumped prudent fiscal management when CalPERS, labor and Brown administration officials held a closed-door confab last month to set the pension system’s key investment return rate. The rate, which should be based on professional market forecasts, is the most critical determinant of how much state and local […]
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By Kerry Cavanaugh, Los Angeles Times California’s new minimum wage increase is pushing some businesses out of the state, at least according to one clothing manufacturer, who plans to move his operation to Las Vegas. The state’s base pay increased to $10.50 on Jan. 1. It’s the first in a series of hikes that will […]
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By Ed Ring, California Policy Center When the next market downturn hits, every public employee pension fund in the United States will face severe challenges. Because public employee pension funds are not subject to the same rules that private pension funds have to adhere to – namely, the restrictions on risky investments as specified in […]
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To the community, Base Camp Pizza, just one of many Tahoe Restaurant Group’s establishments, was the host for Bread & Broth’s Monday meal on Jan. 2 at St. Theresa Church Grace Hall. Their Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsorship is just one of the many ways that Ted Kennedy and members of his restaurant crews […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 2, 2017, Las Vegas Sun. The 2016 election created anxiety among many Americans, but Nevadans have reason to be hopeful about state politics as 2017 gets under way. With a moderate Republican governor and Democratic majorities in both chambers of the Legislature, Nevada is poised to stand […]
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By Joe Mathews I recently learned that, in the second grade, I was part of presidential history. Every morning during the 1980-81 school year, I walked the five blocks between my family’s home in Pasadena and Allendale Elementary School. In the evening, I went back to play Little League at Allendale Park, adjacent to school. […]
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