California’s Finest Leave California
null By James FreemanDec. 27, 2023 6:40 pm ETSheep graze in the Boise foothills of Idaho. Photo: Kyle Green/Associated PressYou may have seen the t-shirts with declarations like, “Don’t California My Texas!” or “I don’t care how they do it in California.” As people abandon the progressive madness of the Golden State and seek shelter in places with more sensible governance, long-time residents of the destination states worry that the ex-Californians will bring along some nutty West Coast politics. But this doesn’t seem to be much of a risk in Idaho.The Gem State has turned out to be a magnet for people with the most experience dealing with the consequences of California chaos: retired cops. This is why a number of readers of this column were especially amused last summer when California’s governor decided to try selling his progressive policy message in the Boise area. Reader Rick Weston commented:Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7
Dec. 27, 2023 6:40 pm ET
You may have seen the t-shirts with declarations like, “Don’t California My Texas!” or “I don’t care how they do it in California.” As people abandon the progressive madness of the Golden State and seek shelter in places with more sensible governance, long-time residents of the destination states worry that the ex-Californians will bring along some nutty West Coast politics. But this doesn’t seem to be much of a risk in Idaho.
The Gem State has turned out to be a magnet for people with the most experience dealing with the consequences of California chaos: retired cops. This is why a number of readers of this column were especially amused last summer when California’s governor decided to try selling his progressive policy message in the Boise area. Reader Rick Weston commented:
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James Freeman is assistant editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page and author of the weekday Best of the Web column. He is the co-author of "Borrowed Time: Two Centuries of Booms, Busts and Bailouts at Citi," recognized as a New York Times Editors' Choice and a Financial Times Business Book of the Month. He is a contributor to the Fox News Channel and a host of "Deep Dive" on Fox Nation. Before joining the Journal in September 2007, James served as investor advocate at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he encouraged the transformation of financial reporting technology to benefit individual investors. He is a graduate of Yale.
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