At Berkeley, Leftists And Unions Unwittingly Face Off
When I read in the paper that Friday that students had occupied a building down at UC Berkeley, I just had to have a look for myself.
I drove down to campus that evening, with the sound of media helicopters roaring in the air. It took a few minutes to walk from my parking spot to the epicenter of the protests, but when I got there I could tell the trip had not been in vain.
By Mark Ross, Contributing Writer
It was a risky political stunt that allowed the Nazi Party to consolidate its grip on the German nation.
The sad truth is that Hitler was elected democratically. The Nazis took advantage of a weakness in the Weimar constitution that allowed proportionate representation.
New Parking Meter Failed? Good Luck Getting A Refund
If one of Oakland’s new parking meters steals your cash, you’d better be prepared to litigate to get your money back.
A couple weeks back, I dutifully put my money into the meter and pressed the button to receive a receipt. The meter made some clicking sounds, but nothing came out.
I pushed the cancel button in an effort to get my money back, but it was too late. The meter wrongly believed it had dispensed a ticket.
Like Most Liberals, Dullums Cheats On His Taxes
What do you call it when someone makes a career out of lambasting others for not paying “their fair share,” then turns around and refuses to pay his own taxes when he becomes wealthy?
The word “hypocrite” comes to mind, but somehow it seems too weak to describe the sort of malevolence we’re talking about here. No, I think this level of cognitive dissonance rises to the level of sociopathy, mixed with a morsel of mental retardation — we are talking about Ron Dullums after all.