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P. Gardner Goldsmith | April 4, 2023
In a move that epitomizes the descriptor “mixed bag,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed the “Live Local Act,” a “pro-affordable housing” bill…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 28, 2021
In March, I reported on the upside-down priorities of San Francisco’s ruling political class, as they take and take more tax money, mandate $15-per-…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | March 9, 2021
For decades, the malfunctioning government of San Francisco has been the source of justified derision, but the latest example of its crazy operations…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | May 20, 2020
A York, County, South Carolina man who’s been shut out of his job by the state legislature and Governor Henry McMaster (R) has ALSO been shut out of…
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P. Gardner Goldsmith | February 7, 2020
Many Americans recognize California as the “incubator” for collectivist proposals that soon spread like a virus across the nation, even while its…
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P. Gardner Goldsmith | July 26, 2019
In the dystopian world of Terry Gilliam’s 1985 film “Brazil”, the main character, played by Jonathan Price, suffers in a government-controlled…
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P. Gardner Goldsmith | August 22, 2018
Ahh, the double-standards of many politicians lurking in the backwaters of Seattle, Washington. In May, I reported on a group of property owners…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | July 25, 2018
Compare the two modes of behavior. You are on your own property, offering conversation to friends, or offering voluntary, consensual trade of goods…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 18, 2018
  Zach Weismueller and the gang at Reason recently produced a stinging brief documentary on how the town of Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, Gov. Scott…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | February 15, 2018
San Francisco just keeps the craziness coming! Last year, the city promised “Free College” (wink) for city residents. A few months later, leftie…