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The Confirmation Californians Didn’t Need (But Got Anyway)

October 27, 2026 9:30 amOctober 27, 2026 9:31 am

Most of us didn’t require a think tank to tell us California became a high-cost, high-friction experiment in which working people subsidize political theater. The daily evidence was already plentiful: taxes that treated a middle-class salary like a moral failing,...

California Gov Newsom Flunks Freedom Test: Ranks One of the Worst Governors in America

October 26, 2026 4:55 pmOctober 27, 2026 11:01 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who so desperately wants to be the next U.S. President, is ranked the 48th worst governor in the country, according to a new report by The CATO Institute. He is only slightly less awful than Hawaii...

The 2026 State Freedom Index: Not-So-Free-California

September 28, 2026 4:53 pmSeptember 29, 2026 11:00 am

What makes a state free? Lower taxes? Right to work laws? Eduction options? What makes one state freer than another state? And should we even care, because after all, we live in the United States of America. The overall freedom...

CATO Ranks California 48th in Personal and Economic Freedoms in U.S.

December 5, 2021 4:05 pmDecember 8, 2021 3:42 pm

“California is one of the least free states in the country, largely because of its long-standing poor performance on economic freedom,” the CATO Institute explains in its latest ranking of the 50 states. California, once known as “The Golden State,”...

President Trump’s Whirlwind Trip to California; Media and Elected Democrats Denounce Visit

September 22, 2019 11:47 amSeptember 22, 2019 12:06 pm

President Donald Trump traveled to California last week and California’s left, the media, and elected Democrats went crazy, and denounced his visit. The headlines from California news outlets were predictable: AP: Trump says he will do ‘something’ about homelessness SDUT:...

Are Californians Really Leaving for More Affordable States?

May 30, 2019 6:53 pmMay 30, 2019 7:24 pm

During the Senate debate over Sen. Maria Elena Durazo’s rent control and tenant unionizing bill Monday, Sen. Jeff Stone (R-Temecula) delivered a floor speech about how SB 529 was just another bill squeezing California business owners and landlords, and forcing...