Scientists Warn of Water Demands Overshooting Supply by 40%
Through the years at CAPS, we’ve written about water shortages and pressure on water supplies. As we’ve followed the water story, there... Read More
Musings on Gandhi, Obama and Leadership
The Wall Street Journal recently reviewed a new book, “Great Soul,” about Mahatma Gandhi that the reviewer, Andrew Roberts, describes as “generally... Read More
More People in California Lead to More Fires; More Fires Equal More Budget in Cash-Strapped State
California may be as well know for its natural disasters from floods, mudslides, earthquakes and fires as for the natural beauty of... Read More
Tom Brokaw Loses His Journalistic Objectivity
My CAPS writing colleague, Rob Sanchez, wrote about NBC’s seriously flawed report from earlier this month, entitled, “Can America keep best, brightest... Read More
Oscar-Nominated Film Weaves Illegal Immigration into Story Line
Director Alejandro González Iñárritu is known for weaving multiple themes into his movies, and his Oscar-nominated Biutiful (for best foreign film and... Read More
New Report Finds California Has Lower Rate of Deporting Criminal Aliens vs. Other States
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General, found that California is not as successful at... Read More
Making Rabbits Blush
After writing about the extremely large (by contemporary standards) and still growing brood of the polygamist family on TLC’s “Sister Wives,” I... Read More
Is ‘Sovereignty’ the New ‘Dirty’ Word?
Sovereignty also sovranty … 1 a. supreme power esp. over a body politic, b. freedom from external control: AUTONOMY, c. controlling influence... Read More
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 Would Close Loophole
With H.R. 140, the “Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011,” the current practice of granting automatic citizenship simply by virtue of a child... Read More
New Study Analyzes How Growth Impacts Income, Unemployment, Poverty
Fodor & Associates, a Eugene, Oregon-based consulting firm that specializes in community planning and land use, released a report last month of... Read More