Archive - Just Exactly Perfect

Our American Struggle

On the Fourth of July, we’re still wrestling with the idea of America

Jul 4 •

California Wakes Up

Rolling back CEQA is one of the smartest things it’s done in years

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Let’s Get Small

Steve Martin saw it coming

Jun 25 •

Hits and Whiffs

At the halfway point, our 2025 predictions are mostly the latter

Jun 24 •

Goose Lays a Golden Egg

An evening with the Connecticut quartet gave us goose bumps

Jun 19 •

Our Split-Screen Moment

Will we ever agree on anything again?

Jun 17 •

The Waymo Riots

To paraphrase Yogi Berra, politics today is 50 percent policy and 90 percent performance

Jun 10 •

The Big Beautiful Breakup

Our political culture is sinking deeper into chaos

Jun 6 •

May 2025

Move over Mao, we have a new central planner in town

May 27 •

Return of the Dead

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie conjures a resurrection

May 22 •

The Do-Nothing State

California is an opportunity for Democrats to turn things around

May 20 •

Our American Popes: Director’s Cut

One ascends while one retires

May 10 •

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