Watching California Die

A couple of stories emerged yesterday that put California on my mind.  I have been praying a lot lately for my many friends that feel like they have to stay in the state for reasons of family, the natural beauty, or because they cannot stomach the capital gains hit if they sell their home.  Thinking about it had me recalling when I moved there – a time when my rust belt homeland was on very hard times and Ronald Reagan suggested heading west where he had left a business paradise with jobs aplenty as he advanced from the state house to the White House.  People laughed at Reagan then, treating the notion as ludicrous, which is often the reaction I get when I suggest now that people leave.  One would think the migration away from California, a migration I have been happy to make,...

The Fate of the Superhero Movie

Most people missed, almost entirely, the very rapid demise of the latest superhero film – “Madame Web.”  Minimally promoted, even I did not see it and I see everything.  There is much being made of it as most believe the genre is dying.  It may be dying, but it was assassinated and did not die a natural death.

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I Bet These Stories Are Related

Joel Kotkin wonders “Why are Americans becoming more stupid?” while Newsweek reports, “Millennials Are Losing Their Cars.”  One must wonder about cause-and-effect there.  And yes, it’s an easy joke at the expense of some very real problems.  While there is likely no direct cause-and-effect there are common threads amongst the two stories.

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