Back in the misty recesses of time—2020—the Los Angeles Times announced that newly-elected President Biden would remake the United States in the image and likeness of California. The prospect is a fantasy for progressives, a nightmare for conservatives. And, as Joel Kotkin has detailed in Compact, the California model is a nightmare for many of the state’s residents. While government and government-supported jobs have grown, the private sector has shrunk. Led by politicians funded by Silicon...