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Merit & Excellence

Paul Graham is pushing back on AOC's claim that billionaires can't earn their wealth, arguing his two decades evaluating founders at Y Combinator prove the opposite. Meanwhile, SFUSD just voted 6-1 to approve a new ethnic studies curriculum after a review process critics say was rigged — with litigation already filed the same night. These battles over who earns what, and who gets taught what, sit at the center of California's ongoing fight over merit, excellence, and who controls the next generation's education.

Blanket Visa Bans Punish America's Best Immigrants
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Blanket Visa Bans Punish America's Best Immigrants

January 28, 2026 · 3 min read

A family that literally fights crime in their SF neighborhood can't get grandma a visitor visa to meet her newborn grandson.

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Ro Khanna's 96% Problem
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Ro Khanna's 96% Problem

January 26, 2026 · 4 min read

When nearly all your campaign cash comes from outside your district, who are you really representing?

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UC Regents Knew SAT Ban Was Wrong—Voted for It Anyway
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UC Regents Knew SAT Ban Was Wrong—Voted for It Anyway

January 24, 2026 · 5 min read

Archival footage reveals the 2020 board meeting where Regents admitted they were ignoring faculty data to appease one woman.

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UC's SAT Ban Created a Math Illiteracy Crisis
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UC's SAT Ban Created a Math Illiteracy Crisis

January 05, 2026 · 2 min read

One in 12 UCSD freshmen can't do middle school math—and 25% of them had perfect 4.0 GPAs in high school.

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