The wildfires will be one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Hopefully they will also teach policymakers some lessons.
Some of California's architectural wonders were consumed by the flames.
The potential risks from a major wildfire have been well known for years, but there was little appetite to solve those problems before disaster struck.
Anyone who thinks state regulatory agencies will help them doesn't understand how these agencies actually operate.
Laws requiring a "driver" in driverless cars make as much sense as requiring a horse to be yoked to the front of an automobile, just in case.
It shouldn't take a disaster for the state to consider fixing the rules that make it so expensive to building housing there.
And also smartphones and FedEx, all of which were made possible by his push to abolish bad regulations.
Rule by incompetent, power-hungry fools is a bipartisan problem.
Newsom is a prototypical modern progressive governor whose pro-democracy tour of Southern states evoked more mocking than fear.
Vigilante murder of corporate bosses is not going to fix any of the problems with America's health care system.
Unleashing such force on a broad scale will not result in precise, humane, and just results.
By picking a former aide to J.D. Vance as the next head of the Department of Justice's antitrust division, Trump sends a worrying signal.
The policies pushed by some MAGA Republicans sound a lot like the ideas of socialist Democrats.
To deflect further assaults on democratic norms, Trump's foes will need a skilled, focused, and thoughtful leader. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is not that guy.
The key reason America is so prosperous is because it has been the world's beacon of liberty, welcoming to immigrants and open to trade.
California would benefit from building more housing and having more experimentation with how public services are delivered.
Market-based economies create incentives that unleash human creativity and provide incredible abundance.
Urban renewal efforts should recognize that existing businesses and new residents can coexist.
A free market for housing is one that benefits both renters and landlords.
Progressives are trying to fix the errors of the past, but they're ignoring the best solution: More robust property rights.
Weak after-the-fact "collaboration" in no way substantiates or justifies cruel allegations against Haitians in Springfield.
Politicians are always trying to control what they can't understand.
Unions and other special interests seem to get what they want before many urban residents get basic services.
From overspending to the state's overly powerful unions, California keeps sticking to the taxpayer.
Gas prices in California are exceptionally high because of the state's high taxes and anti-oil regulations, not because gas station owners there are greedier.
We can't stop technological advancement, but we should limit government misuse of it.
The state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that ridesharing drivers can be exempted from California's crackdown on independent contracting.
Untangling the roots of Vance's odd political evolution.
Tariffs lead to trade wars, limit competition, and reduce innovation. But both Trump and Biden want more of them.
What happened to caring about the will of the people?
The best way to promote liberty is by reducing the government power, not by harnessing it on behalf of supposedly conservative or populist nostrums.
Thanks to clever inventions and investments from venture capitalists, the average American can head to CVS and purchase kits to test for drug use, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDs, diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol.
The MAGA movement has suddenly discovered the evils of politicized prosecutions, inequities in the justice system, and fear of police abuse.
They're coming for new bags after old bag-ban failed.
Despite being the so-called epicenter of innovation, California certainly doesn't give innovators a lot of room to experiment with new ideas.
In practice, these programs have empowered local governments to use eminent domain to seize property to redistribute to developers.
California has just 72 percent of the assets needed to make payments to retired public workers, many of whom get to collect six-figure annual payments.
Why work extra hard when you won't be able to get an A? Why try to improve when you won't get worse than a C?
Instead of trusting parents to manage their families, lawmakers from both parties prefer to empower the Nanny State.
Which is bad news for anyone hoping to rent a place to live.
Fight back through better information and discourse, not by empowering the government.
Instead, the White House is pushing for similar job-killing regulations on the national level.
Giving the state control over insurance rates turned pricing into a Byzantine regulatory process.
The pandemic showed that America's founders were right to create a system of checks and balances that made it hard for leaders to easily have their way.
A change that promised to be a moderating influence on politics has instead made campaigns more vicious than ever.
The project might determine whether new generations will be able to take part in the American Dream.
California's poorly served public school students need more than a few more dollars diverted to tutoring programs. They need an escape hatch.
Amid fear of rising crime, let's take a careful and deliberate approach—lest innocent people lose their rights and property.
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