Joel Kotkin The Next Californias Colorado, Washington, and Oregon have adopted many of the policies contributing to the Golden State’s decline.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/california-colorado-washington-oregon-decline Not long ago, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon were widely hailed as states with bright futures. For decades, they attracted scores of out-of-state migrants, turning Denver, Seattle, and Portland into celebrated urban hubs. But that changed as these states began adopting