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Newsom's Wrongheaded Special Session Is A Misuse Of Gubernatorial Power
Orange County Register | December 2, 2024 | Daniel Kolkey

The California Constitution authorizes the governor to call a special session of the Legislature “[o]n extraordinary occasions.” Ordinarily, the election of a president every four years would not qualify as an “extraordinary occasion.”

Nonetheless, on November 7, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation, calling for a special legislative session to commence on December 2 because “on November 6, 2024, it became clear that Donald J. Trump has won election as President.”
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Young People Aren't Reading Great Books Because Many Can't Read
ClassicalEd Review | Lance Izumi | December 3, 2024

Think about your favorite novel that you read in school. Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables? Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice? Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote? Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations?

Now imagine if all the wonder and wisdom of those great works was closed off to you because your school failed to teach you to read.

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How Localism Ignites The American Dream
American Habits | Nikhil Agarwal | December 2, 2024

Despite living through a period of 40-year high levels of inflation, and a sluggish housing market that has made homeownership increasingly unattainable, the spirit of self-government which has defined America since 1776 remains alive and well within young people who still believe that their hard work, effort, and character will help them realize their American dream.

Their optimism, however, will slowly erode if we fall short of this country’s federalist ideals and fail to strike a healthier balance between national and local governance.

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Hannah Meyers - Not Taking Crime Seriously
Next Round Podcast | Tim Anaya | December 3, 2024

Manhattan Institute fellow and director of policing and public safety Hannah Meyers joins us this week to discuss what’s next for public safety policy in California after voter approval of Prop. 36 on retail theft. She also discusses her new paper on the impact of Prop. 47 on crime and drug abuse, “Not Taking Crime Seriously.”

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