Compassion not complicated
I recall seeing a sign in a yard in my small hometown of around 12,000 residents. “No matter where you are from,” it said,...
How many eggs could your taxes buy?
Each year for Tax Day, my colleagues and I at the Institute for Policy Studies release a tax receipt so you can learn where...
Soft-on-crime policies must end
For the past decade, California has been experiencing a dangerous and costly crime wave. While state and local politicians have refused to act, in...
Defending livelihoods in name of public service
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling vital public services in the name of combating “inefficiency.” That’s meant abruptly — and often illegally —...
Don’t let couriers separate you from your money
Every year in San Diego County, senior citizens are scammed out of $100 million by bad actors who trick the elderly into believing any...
How overpaid CEOs hurt uspattern
CEO pay has been skyrocketing for years now, fueled in part by tax cuts for corporations and ultra wealthy individuals. That’s not just unfair...
The greatest threat to Social Security
The last few weeks have been the most destabilizing for Social Security in its 90-year history.
America’s historic retirement security program has survived world wars,...
Deportations would be costly to Americans
President Trump has made it clear that he’s dead set on attacking our immigrant friends, families, and neighbors — and that the only people...
Easing tax burdens abroad
Some of the new president’s campaign promises will be controversial and difficult to fulfill. But there’s one that Donald Trump and the new Congress...
Stabilize FAIR
If you’re a homeowner in California, you’ve probably already felt the impact of our state’s collapsing fire insurance market. Premiums are skyrocketing, insurers are...
