John Hood on Laboratories for Prosperity

Over the past three decades, America’s state and
local governments have experienced a large and underappreciated
divergence. Some places, usually but not always led by Republicans,
have become friendlier to free enterprise. Other places, usually
but not always led by Democrats, have become friendlier to big
government. Some political scientists call it the Big Sort. John
Hood says you can see the self-selection manifest itself in polls,
in voting behavior, in migration patterns, and in policy
outcomes.

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