{"id":158574,"date":"2025-01-14T08:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158574"},"modified":"2025-01-14T19:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T03:38:13","slug":"the-dog-who-didnt-bark-nobody-argues-california-has-great-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158574","title":{"rendered":"The Dog Who Didn&#8217;t Bark &#8211; Nobody Argues California Has Great Governance (1-14-25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CRpXRugcSFM?si=LKAHfMnWLrzMy7iz\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to play at 01:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#60\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"60\">01:00<\/a> NR: Why Did California Cut Fire Prevention Spending While Keeping a Rainy-Day Fund?, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/the-morning-jolt\/why-did-california-cut-fire-prevention-spending-while-keeping-a-rainy-day-fund\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/the-morning-jolt\/why-did-california-cut-fire-prevention-spending-while-keeping-a-rainy-day-fund\/<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 12:15\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#735\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"735\">12:15<\/a> The FBI is terrible at background checks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RtgtSNMGBt0\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RtgtSNMGBt0<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 14:50\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#890\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"890\">14:50<\/a> Jonathan Haidt is wrong about morality | Prof Kurt Gray, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aporiamagazine.com\/p\/jonathan-haidt-is-wrong-about-morality\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.aporiamagazine.com\/p\/jonathan-haidt-is-wrong-about-morality<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 19:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1140\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1140\">19:00<\/a> Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158567\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158567<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 25:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1500\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1500\">25:00<\/a> Jonathan Haidt is wrong about morality | Prof Kurt Gray, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aporiamagazine.com\/p\/jonathan-haidt-is-wrong-about-morality?utm_source=publication-search\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.aporiamagazine.com\/p\/jonathan-haidt-is-wrong-about-morality?utm_source=publication-search<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 29:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1740\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1740\">29:00<\/a> Best way to survive a fire is to be connected to your neighbors and to have resources (financial, social, emotional, purpose). 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https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/the-morning-jolt\/why-did-california-cut-fire-prevention-spending-while-keeping-a-rainy-day-fund\/12:15 The FBI is terrible at background checks, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RtgtSNMGBt014:50 Jonathan Haidt is wrong about morality | Prof Kurt Gray, https:\/\/www.aporiamagazine.com\/p\/jonathan-haidt-is-wrong-about-morality19:00 Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=158574\">Continue reading <span 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