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Malia Cohen’s Refusal to Denounce Socialist Governments Speaks Volumes

October 12, 2022 2:50 amOctober 11, 2022 8:30 pm

Earlier this month, a news clip from CNN surfaced showing that Malia Cohen, the Democratic nominee for state controller, traveled to Venezuela to learn about Hugo Chávez’s socialist government and praised their “revolutionary thought and mindset.” The state controller’s office...

Globe Exclusive: Interview with Lanhee Chen, Candidate for State Controller

October 5, 2022 2:55 amOctober 4, 2022 5:12 pm

Why should California voters care about the California State Controller? While it’s another state agency most California voters think they know nothing about, the office and agency impacts everyone in the state one way or another. “The Controller is California’s...

Democrat Running For State Controller Studied Socialism in Venezuela on a Trip in 2006

September 13, 2022 5:23 pmSeptember 14, 2022 9:19 pm

Malia Cohen, a Democrat running for California State Controller, the state’s fiscal watchdog, traveled to Venezuela in 2006 to learn about Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution, Fox News reported Tuesday. Cohen, who currently is a member of the California State Board of Equalization, made...

The War America Can’t Afford to Win

March 10, 2022 2:32 amMarch 9, 2022 5:00 pm

The war on fossil fuels is now fully engaged and casualties are abounding. The first casualty is the affordability of fuel. Gas prices will soon be double what they were when Joe Biden became president because he has done more...

Support Law Enforcement, Which Protects Our Freedom

July 9, 2020 2:00 pmJuly 10, 2020 3:18 pm

We are at a pivotal point in our nation’s history, and our country must unite in strong support of our police officers. The few bad cops making news do not represent the ninety-five percent of good police officers in the...

Baltimore is just a City; California is a State Transforming into ‘Third World’ Ugly

August 5, 2019 2:20 amAugust 5, 2019 11:23 am

California was once a thriving two party state. We replaced it with the current one party state, one party rule. Scholar and Central Valley resident Victor Davis Hanson calls California “America’s First Third-World State.” “’Third World’ has come to transcend...

From San Juan to Sacramento

July 28, 2019 7:34 amJuly 29, 2019 12:16 pm

Last week in the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico, Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced he would resign, following nearly two weeks of protests in the capital of San Juan. Some 3,500 miles away in the Golden State, Californians can find guidance...