Jack Cashill is a national treasure. His latest book, What’s the Matter with California: Cultural Rumbles From the Golden State and Why the Rest of Us Should Be Shaking, is a highly informative and an important commentary.

I recently caught up to Cashill at a speaking engagement at a gathering of San Francisco Bay Area Republicans. He was clearly enjoying his role as one part entertainer, two parts investigative reporter extraordinaire. With a beaming smile he told his audience, “You know, if you ask the average guy from Ohio, ‘What’s the matter with Ohio?’ he’ll say, ‘I dunno. Is there something wrong with Ohio?’

“But if you ask the average Californian, ‘What’s the matter with California?’ More »