| As some other users have noticed, this particular author's syntax is a bit aggressive. The author of this opinion piece, Edward Ring, is the founder of the California Policy Center; according to Wikipedia, the CPC is a "conservative and libertarian public policy think tank". In the last two weeks, he's penned and published writing like: "Few on the American Right are unaware of Anheuser-Busch’s recent foray into woke politics. Taking their regular customers for granted, the once-great American company “partnered” with a transsexual person" [1] or "construct low cost, minimum security detention facilities, and classify them as “permanent supportive housing.” Locate them on state owned land in rural areas with mild winters, and set up at least three types. One for criminals, one for drug addicts and alcoholics, and one for the mentally ill" [2] or "By adhering to junk science, promulgated by the billionaire-fueled “renewables” lobby and abetted by institutions filled with cowards who dare not touch the third rail of California politics – the “climate emergency.” Phony, futile but draconian measures to mitigate this concocted crisis are the main reason everything is unaffordable in California." [3] Some of Edward's points ring true -- especially when he writes about certain things like slow bureaucracy that plagues Californian municipal and state governments. But I have a problem with this kind of extremist (and poorly researched+presented) writing. I'm not an expert on watersheds and so on, but based on Edward's prior writings, I'm also pretty sure he's not an expert either. What gives him the authority to be so dismissive against (what I presume) is policy driven by science? This is also a mild rant against the awful selection of opinion writers for the WSJ Opinion pages as they often are cast from the same mold as Mr. Ring. [1]: https://amgreatness.com/2023/05/02/the-other-hills-to-die-on... [2]: https://californiaglobe.com/articles/heres-what-you-can-do-a... [3]: https://californiaglobe.com/articles/assemblyman-isaac-bryan... |