California’s Regulatory Labyrinth Makes It Hard for Californians to Get Things Done

California was once the powerhouse of American growth and innovation, a place that let people pursue their dreams without inhibition. Its latitudinarian attitude toward builders and entrepreneurs made the state a magnet for migrants from around the world. It grew to become the world’s fifth-largest economy, and its population exploded from 1.5 million in 1900 to about 18 million in 1964, when it became the largest state in the nation, to almost 40 million today.

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Judge Glock is the director of research and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor at City Journal. Adapted from City Journal

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