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A California bill that could let taxpayer-funded immigration nonprofits sue journalists investigating them just cleared committee and is one vote from the Assembly floor. Meanwhile, SFUSD rubber-stamped a $147,000 sham curriculum review, SFMTA admitted it never had funding for 365 affordable housing units it spent eight years promising, and former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf — whose tenure produced gutted police, fleeing businesses, and an indicted successor — was just rewarded with the Bay Area Council's top job. Across the state, the pattern is consistent: government agencies overpromise, cover their tracks, and face few consequences.

California Is Killing the Golden Goose
Budgets & Fiscal Policy State Capacity

California Is Killing the Golden Goose

February 07, 2026 · 5 min read

The Robinhood CEO says he loves this state. That's why his warning should terrify Sacramento.

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Airbnb's Cofounder Is Redesigning America
Tech State Capacity

Airbnb's Cofounder Is Redesigning America

February 06, 2026 · 3 min read

Joe Gebbia went from selling cereal to fund a startup to becoming the nation's first Chief Design Officer. Now he's fixing government.

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The $921M Special Interest Machine That Controls California
State Capacity Budgets & Fiscal Policy

The $921M Special Interest Machine That Controls California

February 06, 2026 · 5 min read

Public sector unions collect nearly $1 billion a year to control Sacramento. Normal citizens? A trickle against a torrent.

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Matt Mahan's Radical Idea: Stop the Fraud First
State Politicians State Capacity

Matt Mahan's Radical Idea: Stop the Fraud First

February 04, 2026 · 4 min read

$30 billion stolen in unemployment fraud alone. California's gubernatorial candidate says fix it before raising taxes.

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We Used to Build Things. What Happened?
Techno-Optimism Tech

We Used to Build Things. What Happened?

February 04, 2026 · 8 min read

From the Panama Canal to parklet regulations—why it’s time for Americans to reclaim technology, growth, and the abundance that once defined it.

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Stanford's Fake Disability Crisis Is America's Future
Merit & Excellence State Capacity

Stanford's Fake Disability Crisis Is America's Future

February 03, 2026 · 4 min read

When 38% of students at America's most elite university claim disability status, the system isn't broken—it's working exactly as designed.

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California Doesn't Need Ideas. It Needs Matt Mahan.
State Politicians Homelessness & Drug Crisis

California Doesn't Need Ideas. It Needs Matt Mahan.

February 03, 2026 · 3 min read

San Jose's mayor has cut homelessness 25% while Sacramento lets good policies die in bureaucracy. He's running for governor.

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America's Schools Are Lying About Failure
Merit & Excellence State Capacity

America's Schools Are Lying About Failure

January 31, 2026 · 5 min read

Film students can't finish movies. Professors curve the grades anyway. And states that 'lowered standards to be kind' betrayed their most vulnerable students.

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