Category Archives: unions

SCOTUS Strikes Down Public Employee Union Fees For Non-Members

In a 5-4 decision in Janus v. AFSCME, the Supreme Court has struck down the compulsory collecting of public employee union dues from non-members for collective bargaining, ruling that it violates non-members’ First Amendment rights. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the … Continue reading →

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New York Times is Shocked, SHOCKED To Find Out There’s a Public Pension Crisis

The New York Times was kind enough to notice that public employee pensions are bankrupting many portions of the country: A public university president in Oregon gives new meaning to the idea of a pensioner. Joseph Robertson, an eye surgeon … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 5, 2018

Happy New Year! How Donald Trump is restoring the S-curve. What it’s like to be a New York Times reporter during the war on terror: Success as a reporter on the CIA beat inevitably meant finding out government secrets, and … Continue reading →

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Tesla News Roundup

I keep pouring news items into the next Texas vs. California Roundup bucket, but there’s so much in there it’s ceased to be a bucket, zoomed past bathtub, eclipsed swimming pool, and is now looking more like a flood retention … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 22, 2017

Welcome to the first LinkSwarm of fall! Between a new job, car trouble, dog trouble and iPhone updates, you’re lucky there’s a LinkSwarm at all! Final total for J.J. Watt’s YouCaring campaign: $37,131,967. Death toll in the Mexico City earthquake … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 8, 2017

It would be swell if I could stop leading the LinkSwarm off with hurricane-related news, but Irma is now a class five hurricane headed straight at Florida. If you’re in any evacuation zones, heed authorities, as this does not look … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for July 11, 2017

Long time no Texas vs. California update. I’ve been busy. California’s descent into socialism: In the end, we are witnessing the continuation of an evolving class war, pitting the oligarchs and their political allies against the state’s diminished middle and … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 7, 2017

It’s Friday on CNN Self-Immolation Week! And yes, there are a few CNN items at the top of this week’s LinkSwarm: 4Chan declares the Great Meme War of 2017. (Hat tip: Stephen Green at Instapundit.) Trump just schlonged the media … Continue reading →

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Gov. Abbott Calls Special Session

On Tuesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a special session of the Texas Legislature starting July 18: Abbott gave legislators an ambitious 19-item agenda to work on — including a so-called “bathroom bill” — after they approve must-pass legislation that … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for May 22, 2017

We’re in the home stretch of hammering out the Texas biannual state budget, which has to be completed by May 29. Until then, enjoy another Texas vs. California roundup: Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Texas is once again … Continue reading →

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