Letters from Spectator readers, October 2024
Californication and tiring of travel
Gavin Newsom
Thursday
Tuesday
Steve Hilton wants to challenge Gavin Newsom for the chance to run California
The former Fox host has been very vocal on the state’s public policy
Monday
The Californication of the Democratic Party
Does the rest of America want to be like the Golden State?
Monday
Gavin Newsom decides to tackle California homeless crisis… now it’s an election year
If T-shirt and Jeans Newsom were running against French Laundry Newsom in 2026, the former would win in a landslide
Friday
Kamala rebrands as the ‘joy’ candidate
Plus: Governor Gavin Newsom starts clearing homeless encampments
Sunday
Biden ushers in more uncertainty by stepping aside
Here we have a party that really is preparing to disenfranchise voters
Thursday
Elon Musk boards the Trump train out of California
He cited the state’s new gender identification law as the final straw
Safetyism and the 2024 election
If the debate exposed Biden’s frailties, its aftermath exposed why party leaders had fought like hell to keep them under wraps
The Biden-Trump rematch is a nationwide exercise in denial
When a new generation of politicians finally takes the stage — when the young rule — it’s likely the world will advance, or fall asunder, or both
Tuesday
Is ‘True Gretch’ pure Michigan?
Whitmer’s memoir conceals her national ambitions behind the facade of a relatable working mom
Friday
House of Mouse wants Biden out
Plus: Sleepy Joe says ‘I’m tired’
Monday
The top contenders to replace Joe Biden
Gavin Newsom? Gretchen Whitmer? Josh Shapiro?… Hillary?
Friday
After the debate, the deluge
Every sentient Democrat should be in full-scale panic
Wednesday
Congress approves massive foreign aid package
Plus: Biden doubles down on abortion & SCOTUS mulls homelessness crisis
Wednesday
Trump backs the GOP establishment
Plus: Biden subverts SCOTUS with student debt forgiveness
Thursday
How Covid amnesia spread through the right and left
Four years into ‘two weeks to stop the spread,’ the main characters of the pandemic have taken to revisionism
Tuesday
Is Taylor Swift a psyop?
Mumbling darkly about Soros and the Super Bowl makes you look rather odd
Tuesday
How California’s new trucking regulations threaten standards of living
The Golden State’s mandates look to be yet another case of progressive California dreaming
Friday
Gavin Newsom, wife guy
Plus: Cockburn will gatecrash your Christmas party
DeSantis-Newsom: the 2024 debate we needed
But not the one we deserve