California Isn’t Greece, It’s Lake Wobegon
I’ll admit it, I was more than a little dismayed to read last week’s Los Angeles Times article explaining away Toyota’s decision to move its Torrance headquarters to Texas. The Times turned what seemed to be a teachable moment on the excesses of California regulation into little more than a business school case study: “The […]
So Many Studies, So Little Credibility
Universities, think tanks, and community organizations in California continually churn out studies and reports to prove that state agencies and local governments need to spend more and regulate more. This flood of studies overwhelms the small number released each year in California to support public policies based on free markets and limited government. Why the […]
Splitting Up California Into Six: Bad for Business Too
There’s a story in the Old Testament of the Bible known as the Judgment of Solomon. However, it’s not clear that Tim Draper has read it. Draper is a venture capitalist who has devised a plan to split California into six different states. It reminds me of the biblical story, in which two women dispute […]
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is Good for California
The oil industry continues to try to beat back California’s pioneering clean energy policies. But we at Consumers Union believe their efforts will ultimately fail. That’s because California’s families and businesses are better served by having more energy choices, a level playing field for alternative energy producers, and a focus on efficiency and clean energy […]