November 13, 2025
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Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Tail Wags Dog Again In Presidential Race:

Almost exactly one year from today – Jan. 26, 2016 – voters in New Hampshire will don parkas and trek through snowdrifts to tell the rest of America who should be running for president and […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Foie Gras,With A Side Order Of Guilt:

Full Disclosure: At some point I may have eaten some foie gras; fattened goose liver thought by folks who like that sort of thing to be a delicacy. I know I’ve been in rooms where […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

California PUC Chief Departs, But Bad Decisions Live On:

After 12 years of favoring big utility companies over individual consumers, Michael Peevey has at last left the California Public Utilities Commission. But many of his ill-considered, some say corrupt, decisions will linger on. Peevey […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

All Hail Sony’s “The Interview”:

Full disclosure: I haven’t seen the movie “The Interview” because of some cogent comments a friend with solid produced movie writing credits posted on Facebook, which read in part “Did not see ‘The Interview’ and […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Go Slow On New Electronic Voting Efforts:

The reports came in from all across America during last fall’s election: electronic voting machines were flipping some votes from Republican to Democrat in some states. From Democrat to Republican in others. In one state […]