“How Jerry Brown Scared California Straight” – One of Ours

Photograph by Mark Peckmezian for Bloomberg Businessweek How Jerry Brown Scared California Straight By Joel Stein on April 25, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-25/jerry-brown-californias-grownup-governor Jerry Brown is a happy man who rarely smiles. Thatโ€™s because underneath all that energy and California optimism, thereโ€™s an old, practical Buddhist. This is all that can be done. We can tax the rich a …