"What's Jon Reading" - A Compendium Of Some Interesting Things I Found Online This Week While On Vacation
I am perusing the web all week, and I write about some of the things I find. But I there is so much great stuff that I do not write about, but I collect for this Saturday column. Enjoy.
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A couple of curated reads are above the paywall. Much more is below… Even on this lighter version — sadly my vacation is almost over. Look for our regular production schedule to resume Monday!
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STEVE HILTON IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (Gift Link)
CALIFORNIA NEEDS A PRO-BUSINESS GOVERNOR
In the Wall Street Journal, Steve Hilton argues that California’s economic problems are not accidental, but the result of years of anti-business policy choices. He points to the state’s high unemployment, poverty, cost of living, taxes, regulations, and energy costs as evidence that California has become hostile to job creation and middle-class opportunity. Hilton makes the case that the next governor should focus on restoring a pro-growth climate, reducing burdens on employers, and making the state livable again for working families.
INSIDE CALIFORNIA’S GAY-CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
In this City Journal article, Christopher Rufo and Austen Hufford examine California’s utility supplier diversity program, which encourages regulated utilities to increase contracting with businesses certified as LGBT-owned. The authors focus on the California Public Utilities Commission’s supplier diversity framework and argue that it has evolved from tracking procurement data into a system that pressures utilities to direct substantial contract spending toward businesses based on identity classifications. The piece explores the history of the program, the certification process, and the debate over whether such contracting preferences promote opportunity or improperly inject identity politics into the marketplace.
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