{"product_id":"9780063390416","title":"Califailure: Reversing the Ruin of America's Worst-Run State","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHilton, Steve\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBroadside Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Hilton tackles the (literally) burning question: What will it take to save California?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia is a \"model for the nation,\" Governor Gavin Newsom keeps telling us. \"We’re following a formula for success.\" In this incisive work of political commentary, \u003ci\u003eCalifailure\u003c\/i\u003e, Hilton compellingly captures exactly where this far-left experiment in one-party rule has gone fundamentally—catastrophically—wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland collapsed into squalor as crime and a devastating homelessness crisis were allowed to explode. The state that used to pride itself as the home of innovation and opportunity became the state with the worst rate of poverty, highest unemployment, and most hostile business climate in America—as well as the highest taxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did this happen, and what is needed to turn things around? Hilton identifies the nine key \"pathologies\"—from Elitism to Cronyism to Narcissism—that define the ideology at the heart of California’s decline. And he lays out a comprehensive program of policy reform (\"CaliFuture\") that will restore the Golden State to its rightful place as the very best of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornians are starting to wake up from the long and fitful nightmare. In 2024 far-left politicians were removed from leadership positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Proposition 36, which in the words of its proponents \"makes crime illegal again,\" passed overwhelmingly with majorities in every county.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalifailure\u003c\/i\u003e is what happens when Democrats get everything they want. Increasingly, it’s not what Californians want. This book explains why America must reject it, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Nine Pathologies of Decline:\u003c\/b\u003e Hilton diagnoses the ideological superbugs—from Elitism and Cronyism to Narcissism—that have poisoned California’s political leadership and driven its downfall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Failed State Blueprint:\u003c\/b\u003e A detailed breakdown of how decades of unchecked progressive policies have turned the Golden State into a model for national decline, creating the highest poverty rate in America.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCaliFuture Policy Reform:\u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond the diagnosis with a comprehensive, practical program of policy solutions designed to reverse the damage and restore the California Dream for working families.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Insider’s Diagnosis:\u003c\/b\u003e Political commentator Steve Hilton combines deep public policy knowledge with firsthand experience to expose the failures of the state’s ruling class, including Governor Gavin Newsom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Broadside Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46825210249471,"sku":"9780063390416","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063390416_s600x595.jpg?v=1780330525","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063390416","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}