November 8, 2025
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Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Do-Gooder Billionaire May Cause Real Harm This Time:

Businesses are shying away from backing Proposition 32, the latest Republican revival of the so-called “paycheck protection” plan for emasculating the political efforts of all labor unions. This proposition would ban contributions from unions and […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

A California Rule That Could Make Politics More Honest, Open:

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2010 Citizens United decision that allows unlimited corporate campaign spending, American politics has become less and less transparent. Just now, things are murkier than they’ve been in generations, […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Three-Strikes Change Not As Simple As It Seems:

On the surface, Proposition 36 on the fall ballot seems like it should be an absolute slam-dunk. That’s the initiative seeking to change California’s landmark Three-Strikes-and-You’re-Out law, the 1994 measure imposing an automatic 25-years-to-life sentence […]