Year in Review: California Got Even Crazier in 2022

Progressives had a banger year in California, even by the Golden State’s standards.

From the Democratic supermajorities in the legislature to progressive city councils and a governor who likes to run campaign ads in Florida, California liberals did their best to, in the words of the late, great, P.J. O’Rourke, "enfeeble the individual and exhaust the economy."

California Democrats love to say their state’s laws lead the way. But where, exactly, are they leading us? Here are some guideposts.

In August, the state legislature approved a plan to reduce carbon emissions by at least...