Bakersfield

city and county seat of Kern County, California, United States

Amicus Brief Governance, Culture
Sep 29 2025
Amicus Brief: Miller v. Civil Rights Department
By Ilya Shapiro Read More
Commentary Cities, Culture California
Mar 21 2025
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Say the Left Should Rediscover Growth
By James B. Meigs Read More
Report Public Safety, Cities Policing
Sep 14 2023
Portland’s Police Staffing Crisis: What It Is, Why It Is, and How to Fix It
By Charles Fain Lehman Read More
Commentary Cities Infrastructure & Transportation
Feb 22 2019
'The Train to the Pain'
By Nicole Gelinas Read time 5 mins Read More
Commentary Economics Employment
Mar 28 2016
The Far-Flung Casualties of California's $15 Minimum
By Preston Cooper Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Tech, Tech Technology, Regulatory Policy, Energy
Jan 31 2016
Oil: The Once & Future Fuel
By Mark P. Mills Read time 27 mins Read More
Commentary Economics, Cities, Tech Energy
Jan 16 2013
California Could Be the Next Shale Boom State
By Mark P. Mills Read time 5 mins Read More
Commentary Cities, Cities, Economics Infrastructure & Transportation, Tax & Budget
Jul 11 2012
California's Crazy Train
By Ben Boychuk Read time 3 mins Read More
Commentary Economics, Cities
Mar 15 2012
Should California Abandon Its High-Speed Rail Project?
By Ben Boychuk Read time 5 mins Read More
Commentary Culture
Feb 16 2012
Should California Go Back To Having a Part-Time Legislature?
By Ben Boychuk Read time 5 mins Read More