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Leslie Eastman

I am an Environmental Health and Safety Professional, as well as a science/technical writer for a variety of news and professional publications. I have been a citizen activist since 2009, and am one of the co-founders of the San Diego-based group, Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 19, 2013 12 Comments

In College Insurrection, I recently covered a story showing that North Dakota universities were about the only higher education institutions in the country expecting increased funding.  These revenues are courtesy of the state's recent oil boom. This is one example of how oil shale may prove...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 16, 2013 6 Comments

I would like to introduce the "Shrine of Flaming Capitalism's Product of the Month": The Destino. And flaming is a worthy designation indeed. The Destino is essentially a Fisker body over a Corvette Engine. Legal Insurrection readers may recall Fisker is a company that produces plug-in hybrid...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 16, 2013 48 Comments

In the wake of the pathetic and distorted American coverage of the attack on our Libyan embassy and the subsequent death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, I wrote: American Journalism Has Been Officially Outsourced. The stories from international sources proved to be far more...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 15, 2013 44 Comments

I am often asked why I remain a registered Democrat, despite my decidedly fiscal-sanity oriented independent streak. In part, it is how I can effectively fight the "left-right" political paradigm that is being used by the elite media and politicos to divide us, in order to...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 13, 2013 23 Comments

California's conservative activists are preparing to battle back Sacramento legislators, who are using the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy and their new super-majority to impose further restrictions on gun ownership. A Fox News report describes some of the proposed measures: Political analysts say the political landscape puts...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 13, 2013 43 Comments

The French mathematician and French philosopher Blaise Pascal noted, "The only shame is to have none." I am going to have to disagree. In today's environment, the only shame is having it wrongly turned around and used against you. An advantage of having Democrats/former Democrats (e.g., Tammy...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2013 36 Comments

Despite the best efforts of progressives who want to use global warming to control human consumption and the media that supports these efforts, it seems Mother Nature is not following their script. Some examples: In California, we are having the worst cold snap in decades. An analysis of...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2013 16 Comments

My recent post on "Independence Day" sparked a spirited discussion around poll data showing that only 8% of those questioned identified themselves as members of the "tea party" (hat-tip to gs). This, in turn, became a topic of discussion among the a group of citizen activists...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 09, 2013 62 Comments

College Insurrection regularly reports on courses in which aspects of American history are altered to promote a progressive agenda. However, this distortion is not confined to the history of our coutry. One Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) substitute teacher, who has a degree in history and...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 06, 2013 18 Comments

Astute Legal Insurrection readers remarked that much of the "climate change" dialog in this country seems to be directed at getting citizens to support United Nation's Agenda 21. I wanted to offer some insights on this theoretically voluntary action plan that has environmentally protective sustainable development...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 05, 2013 12 Comments

The public tends to trust "experts" when it comes to considering science-based policies. Sadly, some of the experts have a specific agenda  to promote that is counter to reality.  A good example is Mark Lynas, a British environmentalist who was a leading force in the movement...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 05, 2013 26 Comments

I recently shared some dialog between San Diego citizen activists regarding the roles of social and fiscal conservatism in deciding "tea party" agenda items. Author and "Manosphere" pundit Aaron Clarey (Captain Capitalism) recently offered his very independent perspective, Why Communism Killed the American Muse.  It highlights the...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 04, 2013 40 Comments

I don't normally prowl the threads of Democratic Underground, but was interested to read comments regarding one of their complaints about an increase in social security withholding tax after Rush Limbaugh remarked on it today. Surprise! The author self-deleted the comment. I guess being featured on Limbaugh's...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 04, 2013 50 Comments

A little over two years ago, the newly-minted Speaker of the House John Boehner essentially said that Tea Party freshman would soon have an “adult moment,” when their principles came in to contact with Beltway politics. Dawn Wildman is a state coordinator for the California Tea...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 04, 2013 34 Comments

A year ago, sixteen scientists wrote an editorial for the Wall Street Journal to explain that there is “no compelling scientific argument” for “drastic actions on global warming", despite the fact that the media continues reporting there is "incontrovertible" proof otherwise. One of those scientists is...

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