From Abandoned to Essential: China’s Ban on International Adoptions Signals a New Era for Daughters
By Makena Tom
For decades, Chinese daughters were abandoned in favor of sons, leading to waves of international adoptions like Kate's. This new restriction on international adoption seems to signal a change in how Chinese society views its daughters today.
Eren Yeager and America’s Preemptive Foreign Policy Strategy
By Nicolas Naing
“If we kill all our enemies on the other side of the sea, will we...

Prop. 36 Would Curb Rates of Theft and Drug Addiction
By Caspar Turner
A national drug crisis and a shoplifting epidemic have combined to make California, and the San Francisco Bay Area in particular, a hotbed of petty crime. Now Californians will have the opportunity to undo this trend, at least in part.
Human Rights Issues in California: The Case of Human Trafficking
By Daniel Villatroro
Human trafficking is a dark shadow looming over California, silently ensnaring thousands each year. It's...

Posts tagged as “Governor Brown”

California Gas Tax Increase Fuels Opposition

California Gas Tax Increase Fuels Opposition

By Nicholas Stabile on April 8, 2018

California gas taxes are notoriously high. The average California driver pays around $3.05 per gallon at the pump compared to the national average of $2.26,…

Will California Experience Corporate Inversion? Crippling California Tax Revenue

Will California Experience Corporate Inversion? Crippling California Tax Revenue

By Odysseus Pyrinis on April 7, 2018

The Perpetual Funding Crisis

By Jeffrey Wirjo on November 11, 2015

Governor Brown’s New Budget Outlines His Vision for the Future

By Sophie Khan on January 18, 2015