web02.fireside.fm Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:22:33 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Key Thinking (Aloud) - Episodes Tagged with “California Mid Terms” https://keythinking.fireside.fm/tags/california%20mid-terms Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0400 Casual philosophy & cultural criticism with Keith Telfeyan. Keith is a writer and artist born in California, living in Berlin. He takes a contrarian perspective toward triggering topics, but with curiosity and compassion. Support Keith on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/keithtelfeyan en-us episodic Keith, thinking aloud. About the issues of our times. Keith Telfeyan Casual philosophy & cultural criticism with Keith Telfeyan. Keith is a writer and artist born in California, living in Berlin. He takes a contrarian perspective toward triggering topics, but with curiosity and compassion. Support Keith on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/keithtelfeyan no philosophy, politics, culture, thinking, thinking out loud, travel, meta, discussion Keith Telfeyan keithtelfeyan@gmail.com My California election ballot: the propositions https://keythinking.fireside.fm/cal-props-2022 d1246301-0288-48f0-96f5-0bbfe101acde Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0400 Keith Telfeyan full Keith Telfeyan Keith thinks through difficult issues of the day 1:12:48 no Liberty, efficiency and respect for the commons - these are my guiding principles as a voting citizen. I don't believe in moralizing through legislation, and I prefer pragmatism over idealism for its own sake. It's also crucial to contextualize every policy decision, to consider its costs as well as benefits, and to scrutinize the players, profiteers and motives behind each argument. All that said, hopefully we can all appreciate our shared goal for the flourishing of humankind. The California mid-term election ballot is here, and I offer an explanation for the seven propositions: Prop 1: Yes to officially legalizing reproductive autonomy Prop 26: Yes to decriminalizing sports betting on tribal lands Prop 27: Yes to decriminalizing sports betting online, taxed for state funds Prop 28: Unsure about $1 billion specifically for K-12 arts/music education Prop 29: No to overcomplicating dialysis clinics Prop 30: Yes to taxing multimillionaire earners to fund electric vehicle infrastructure and to fight wildfires Prop 31: No to prohibition on certain tobacco/nicotine products philosophy, contrarian, culture, politics, centrism, thinking, california mid-terms Liberty, efficiency and respect for the commons - these are my guiding principles as a voting citizen.
I don't believe in moralizing through legislation, and I prefer pragmatism over idealism for its own sake.
It's also crucial to contextualize every policy decision, to consider its costs as well as benefits, and to scrutinize the players, profiteers and motives behind each argument.
All that said, hopefully we can all appreciate our shared goal for the flourishing of humankind.

The California mid-term election ballot is here, and I offer an explanation for the seven propositions:

Prop 1: Yes to officially legalizing reproductive autonomy
Prop 26: Yes to decriminalizing sports betting on tribal lands
Prop 27: Yes to decriminalizing sports betting online, taxed for state funds
Prop 28: Unsure about $1 billion specifically for K-12 arts/music education
Prop 29: No to overcomplicating dialysis clinics
Prop 30: Yes to taxing multimillionaire earners to fund electric vehicle infrastructure and to fight wildfires
Prop 31: No to prohibition on certain tobacco/nicotine products

]]> Liberty, efficiency and respect for the commons - these are my guiding principles as a voting citizen.
I don't believe in moralizing through legislation, and I prefer pragmatism over idealism for its own sake.
It's also crucial to contextualize every policy decision, to consider its costs as well as benefits, and to scrutinize the players, profiteers and motives behind each argument.
All that said, hopefully we can all appreciate our shared goal for the flourishing of humankind.

The California mid-term election ballot is here, and I offer an explanation for the seven propositions:

Prop 1: Yes to officially legalizing reproductive autonomy
Prop 26: Yes to decriminalizing sports betting on tribal lands
Prop 27: Yes to decriminalizing sports betting online, taxed for state funds
Prop 28: Unsure about $1 billion specifically for K-12 arts/music education
Prop 29: No to overcomplicating dialysis clinics
Prop 30: Yes to taxing multimillionaire earners to fund electric vehicle infrastructure and to fight wildfires
Prop 31: No to prohibition on certain tobacco/nicotine products

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