Whenever I write about complex public-policy problems, I hear from readers who ask something like this: "OK, wise guy, if you're so smart then tell me how we fix the problem."
Unfortunately, there aren't many vexing issues that can be resolved in an 850-word column or a 50-word email rebuttal. Most of California's myriad "crises" have been years in the making, and they will take years of unraveling—provided they are fixable at all.
