Category Archives: California

Can California Be Saved?

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

Comment: “Victor Davis Hanson strikes me as someone who is stuck in a political no man’s land, somewhere between straight cuckservatism and soft nationalism. This is why his writings about his native and home state are such a maddening mix … Continue reading →

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NorCal Vs SoCal

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Luke Ford

This essay reminds me of my own experience of California and the dramatic differences between the northern section of the state and the south. I associate Sacramento with depression and Los Angeles with hope. Dennis McDougal’s granddaughter Megan Cole writes: … Continue reading →

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CA’s Syphilis Boom

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Luke Ford

Soumya Karlamangla, Los Angeles Times, July 13, 2015 Part of a nationwide trend, cases of syphilis among women and newborns increased in the last two years in California and Los Angeles County, state officials said Monday. The annual number of … Continue reading →

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LAT: It’s official: Latinos now outnumber whites in California

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Luke Ford

Los Angeles Times: The demographic shift has been a long time coming. In 1970, the 2.4 million Latinos in California accounted for 12% of the population, while the 15.5 million whites in the state made up more than three-quarters of … Continue reading →

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LAT: San Bernardino: Broken City

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Luke Ford

I’ve seen this story promoted on the LATimes.com for a few days but until now I’ve avoided reading it because I’m assuming that the fall of San Bernadino is largely a matter of changed racial demographics. For instance, there’s nothing … Continue reading →

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