Steven Greenhut
Pasadena Star News
California, United States
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America has lost its historic free-speech consensus
I don’t expect Americans to fight to the death to defend their foes’ right to speak, but they should at least stop trying to censor, shame, shun and destroy each other. → Read More
From Megadroughts to Megafloods
SACRAMENTO — California’s weather patterns certainly have been unusual this winter, with the Sierra snowpack hitting record levels, massive flooding throughout the valleys, and slight smatterings of snow landing in such snow-averse places as Orange County. OK, some of my... → Read More
Police dog debate is barking up the wrong tree
There’s a reason police canines are known as “barking probable cause.” → Read More
Spinning California’s Disastrous Contracting Ban
SACRAMENTO — Conservatives often suggest that the mainstream media is filled with left-wing activists who do the Democrats’ bidding, but that’s rarely the case outside a few elite publications — and it is easily identifiable when it is. The most... → Read More
We should just say ‘no’ to new era of Prohibition
One might argue that personal “vices” are problematic, but no-knock raids and government property thefts seem far more evil. → Read More
The Deck Is Stacked Against Americans Who Try To Sue Government Officials
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider two cases that would have challenged qualified immunity, so don't expect that situation to change soon. → Read More
Section 230: Be Careful What You Wish For
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Conservative frustration with social media moderation policies has dissipated since Elon Musk purchased Twitter and loosened up the previous regime’s rules — or at least replaced them with other controversial edicts. But for years, conservatives have championed... → Read More
Want Less Corruption? Try Having Smaller Government.
People can never be made incorruptible. We can, however, design governmental systems filled with checks and balances that limit the temptations. → Read More
The deck is stacked in favor of government agencies. That’s a threat to the rights of all Americans.
This system is an outgrowth of the progressive tendency to elevate the rule by experts over the protection of individual rights, writes Steven Greenhut. → Read More
The key cause of corruption: too much government
If we want less corruption, the solution is obvious: We need less government. → Read More
After Tyre Nichols killing, it’s once again time to build a bipartisan movement for police reform
The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols should revive widespread efforts at police reform. → Read More
Don't Expect Government To Save You From the Terminator
Government control of artificial intelligence seem doomed to fail, because politics always lags several steps behind any new technology. → Read More
After killing of Tyre Nichols, it’s time to rebuild a bipartisan police-reform movement – Orange County Register
This case will make it harder for culture warriors of the left and right to focus on tangents. → Read More
As AI advances, when will the Terminators arrive?
If AI is this good now, what will it be like in a few years? → Read More
After Backlash Against Proposed Gas Stove Ban, Progressives Are Gaslighting America
Progressives might not be coming for your existing stove, but they are trying to stop any new installations. → Read More
Big Brother Gets a Seat in Your Car
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Conservatives continually step into the trap set by progressives. The process is simple and is repeated constantly, especially in California. Liberal activists envision some far-reaching policy or regulation — such as the elimination of internal combustion engines... → Read More
Stove banners offer gaseous excuses for their panic
Do your own evaluation, but don’t let anyone gaslight you into thinking this crusade is imaginary. → Read More
California's Floods Another Reminder of Failed Water Management Policies
Many pundits are blaming climate change. Yet flooding is nothing new in the Golden State. → Read More
In drought or flood, enviros hope to make us miserable
So just get used to the evacuations. Or get used to rationing water. And you better give up those gas stoves and gas-powered lawn equipment or whatever. → Read More
How Will Newsom Play in the Rest of the Nation?
California’s general election results were anticlimactic. Governor Gavin Newsom was reelected by a nearly 58 percent to 42 percent margin over state senator Brian Dahle, a standard-issue Republican from California’s rural northern region. No one expected Dahle to have a... → Read More