“…the West slides into extinction, unwilling and finally incapable of maintaining the core duties of civilization. The ghosts of ancient Rome snicker at us from the mist of centuries gone by.”

More laughter, less slavish compliance…

Trump isn’t going to fund California’s dysfunction. If the state wants federal money, it will have to make fundamental changes. This is the moment to rethink the California model—high taxes, overregulation, and runaway spending—and admit that it isn’t sustainable. Trump has the upper hand here, and he knows it.”