Nowadays the mule isn't kicking some frontiersman. He's kicking some leather-headed Babbit who hasn't figured out there is no frontier. Until we agree that the frontier has passed, he's really kicking all of us. We all obey nature's laws -- sooner or later. To be a survivor requires the sooner option. Despite its kookiness, California is trying to be on the sooner side. There is an objective reality. There are no alternative facts. As Wonko says, I can explain it for you, but.....

Bill Ferguson