The science says it's time for school kids to come back on campus--and over 40% of American K-12 students are already back in the classroom. But in San Jose and Silicon Valley, the numbers are way lower as unionized teachers and school districts refuse to listen to the encouragement of Dr. Fauci and the C.D.C. and stay home. Mayor Liccardo has had enough, and urges local residents to demand that school districts safely reopen local schools.
Read MoreDan Walters at Cal Matters parses the widely-respected Public Policy Institute of California's recent research about California's socioeconomic fragmentation. And concludes that solving the state's horrific poverty problem ultimately relies on job growth.
Read MoreRyan Mills of National Review explores the damage done to California schoolchildren by the decisions of local school boards and teachers' unions to ignore the science that says it can be safe to reopen oncampus learning.
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The refusal of local school districts to return to on campus learning due to health concerns has called into question the role of schools in modern society. At what point should districts simply free parents to make decisions for their children on their own? Robert Verbrugen reports for National Review.
Read MoreLocal political watchers can get whiplash from trying to keep pace with the changing mores and dicta of local progressive activists. Attacking the police is just. Except when it isn't. Questioning election legitimacy is ethical. Except when it's not. Political art should be banished. Except when we like its message. Bradley Wilson explains this curious intellectual state in “Progressivism: The Strange History of a Radical Idea,” reviewed by Allen Guelzo in the Claremont Review of Books.
Read MoreAs the San Jose City Council veers left, Critical Race Theory concepts gain political traction, and local DA's continue to refuse to prosecute lawbreakers, many progressives look towards the Emerald City of Seattle as an example of what this New Social Justice Paradise might look like. Yeow. Christopher Ruffo provides a description of the Seattle debacle in City Journal.
Read MoreMuch pearl-clutching has occurred in San Jose over citizen complaints about the potential insensitivity of public art like the Fallon statue (does it glorify white supremacy?) and the Americana painting (does it glorify violence against the police?). Opp Now co-founder Christopher Escher wonders if the city should even be in the business of funding political art at all.
Read MoreJustin Adams, Chief Economist for Encina Advisors, has some advice for state and local governments who say they want to help small businesses survive and recover from the devastating impact of lockdonws: forget handouts, just clear the market of all the onerous regualtions and taxes that hold back business success. This article originally appeared in www.foxesandhoudsdaily.com.
Read MoreEvan Symon reports for California Globe about how the state's drastic January 2021 minimum wage increase will hammer businesses already reeling from pandemic economic constraints.
Read MoreA riot overtakes the Capitol Building in D.C. Local political officials get threatened by violent imagery. Lawbreakers in summer protests go uncharged. In an exclusive interview with Opportunity Now, Tony Francois, senior attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation and longtime Californian, unpacks the legal and ethical issues that separate legitimate free speech from incitements to violence and mayhem.
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