Sunday Commentary: California’s Proposition 36 – A Return to Mass Incarceration under the Guise of Reform
DA Jeff Reisig boasts of a “new era of accountability,” but critics say it’s a return to…
Sunday Commentary: Too Little, Too Late – Protests Against Trump Administration’s Policies Gain Momentum, But What’s Next?
Hundreds of thousands marched under the banner of defiance across the US. On April 5, 2025, hundreds…
Guest Commentary: The Detention of Mahmoud Khalil Reveals the Truth of Trump’s Immigration Agenda
The targeting of Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and others reveals the administration’s aim to detain and deport any…
THE THEORY OF REFORMATIVITY: The Man That Gave Us the Theory of Relativity Inspires a Creative Take on Reform, What It Actually Is, What It Can Become (Part Two)
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be…
My View: California’s Hidden Farmworker Housing Crisis Is a Public Health Time Bomb
As California continues to wrestle with a full-blown housing crisis—marked by record homelessness, skyrocketing rents, and an…
My View: Free Speech Yes, But Let’s Not Fall for the Victim Playbook
Let’s be clear from the outset: The Vanguard absolutely supports the right of Turning Point USA to…
Guest Commentary: My Release Came with Another Set of Shackles
Being released from incarceration was supposed to be a step toward freedom, but the reality of wearing…
Commentary: Immigrants Aren’t to Blame for California’s Housing Crisis
Blaming immigrants for California’s housing crisis is not only factually wrong — it’s dangerously misleading. And yet,…
Commentary: With Federal Cuts Looming, the Future of Affordable Housing in California Hangs in the Balance
As California grapples with one of the worst housing affordability crises in the nation, the question on…
Commentary: From Bureaucracy to Barbarism – Guantánamo and the Return of the Banality of Evil
In 1963, political theorist Hannah Arendt observed something terrifying at the trial of Adolf Eichmann: that one…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Housing Crisis Isn’t Going Away—It’s Getting Worse
There’s a persistent myth gaining traction in some circles: that the Bay Area’s housing crisis is subsiding,…
Commentary: When We Become the Monster
How the Criminal Justice System’s War on Evil Breeds Injustice We invoke the word evil in moments…
Affordable Housing Is an Achievable Goal in San Francisco
Is Mayor Daniel Lurie Listening to ALL his Constituents? We believe that this condominium project which is…
Sunday Commentary: The Myth of Affordable Housing Simplicity
There’s a seductive simplicity in the belief that developers could build affordable housing—if only they wanted to….
Sunday Commentary: From Book Burnings to Budget Cuts – The War on Knowledge Then and Now
On May 10, 1933, Nazi students in Germany staged massive bonfires to incinerate the works of writers…
Guest Commentary: The False Promise of California’s Zoning
(Editor’s Note: The author was Vice Chairman for nearly a decade on a Sacramento County Planning Advisory…
My View: The Machinery of Death Still Turns Despite Former Justice Breyer’s Prophetic Warning in Glossip
In February 2025, the United States Supreme Court did something rare: it vacated the conviction of Richard…
Commentary: America’s Brain Drain Is No Way to Make the Country Great Again
By all measures of history, the rise of the United States as the most powerful, innovative, and…
Commentary: Yolo DA Keeps Treating Prop 36 Like a PR Campaign Masquerading as Policy
This week, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office issued a press release touting the conviction of Kenneth…
Commentary: Hochman Punts on Responsibility as He Revives the Death Penalty in LA
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman wants us to believe that his decision to resume seeking…