Week in Review: California’s Soft Secession Accelerates

Earlier this week Twitter briefly lit up with news of yet another California progressive excess. The state's Democratic house majority leader has submitted a bill that imposes criminal penalties on waiters who offer their customers plastic straws. Yes, you read that correctly. Here's the description, from the legislative...

January 28 2018

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California's Soft Secession Accelerates David French Earlier this week Twitter briefly lit up with news of yet another California progressive excess. The state's Democratic house majority leader has submitted a bill that imposes criminal penalties on waiters who offer their customers plastic straws. Yes, you read that correctly. Here's the description, from the legislative... READ MORE Why Trust the FBI? Kevin D. Williamson The "failing" New York Times Company is earning about $30 million a quarter, and in the third quarter of 2017 alone it added more paid subscribers than either the Seattle... A Republican Agenda Worth Pursuing in 2018 Ramesh Ponnuru Republicans scored a major success by passing their tax bill. Just ask them. Victory appears to have come as such a surprise to them that they do not have a plan for what to do next. At the... ADVERTISEMENT The Talking Stick Senators Matthew Continetti A good day for a writer is one in which a metaphor falls into his lap. That happened recently when I read a behind-the-scenes report on the government shutdown. During the Democrats' brief and... Pakistani Islamism Flourishes in America Sam Westrop On January 1, President Trump tweeted that Pakistan gives "safe haven to the terrorists." The State Department subsequently suspended over a billion dollars of security assistance and military... Democratic Immigration Extremism and Warnings of Extremism to Come David French Who's the racist who once said this: "All Americans . . . are rightly disturbed by the large numbers of illegal aliens entering our country. The jobs they hold might otherwise be held by... California, America's Poverty Capital Kerry Jackson Editor's Note: The following piece originally appeared in City Journal's Winter 2018 issue. It is reprinted here with permission. California — not Mississippi, New Mexico, or West Virginia —... ADVERTISEMENT Ten Restaurants That Changed America Paul Freedman 'Impeccable . . . . The culinary and cultural journey Mr. Freedman has taken us on demonstrates the abiding qualities in our society ― its openness to new sources and sourcing, its diversity, its restlessness with the same old thing, its capacity for reinvention and assimilation ― all of which bode well for the future of America's restaurants and its cuisine.' — Martin Rubin, Washington Times LEARN MORE Top Shots Cloned Animals ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.