Articles By: Michael Lai

and / December 6, 2010 12:16 am

Reevaluating the Death Penalty

A look at the future of capital punishment in America

/ November 7, 2010 4:04 pm

California: Not Just A Bunch of Crazy Lefties

November 2nd, 2010. Election Day. It was a day that Democrats across the country drank away their sorrows as they suffered massive losses in the House (64 seats) and Senate (6 seats). Yet, even as a sea of red spread across the map, California remained blue. Democrats Jerry Brown—in the governor’s race—and Barbara Boxer—in the Senate race—coasted to victory with ... Read More

/ October 19, 2010 12:04 am

Obama Votes No on Prop 19

California Proposition 19–also called the Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannibis Act of 2010. If passed in November, this ballot measure will legalize possession, buying, and selling of marijuana for California residents 21 or older. According to supporters, legalization will cut the state’s estimated $19.9 billion budget shortfall by $1.4 billion in tax revenue, save valuable time, money, and lives from ... Read More

/ October 5, 2010 12:45 am

Immigration: X-Factor in Tight California Governor’s Race?

What do you get when you mix celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, an illegal immigrant housekeeper, and the former CEO of eBay? Apparently, the 2010 California governor’s race. Last Wednesday, Nikki Diaz Santillan made headlines by voicing through attorney Gloria Allred (yes, the one who represented Tiger Wood’s mistress Rachel Uchitel last fall) that her former employer, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg ... Read More

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