Gavin Newsom’s truth decay |
US News Metro Long Island Politics
Sports NFL MLB Olympics NBA NHL College Football College Basketball WNBA
Business Personal Finance
Entertainment TV Movies Music Celebrities Awards Theater
Lifestyle Weird But True Sex & Relationships Viral Trends Human Interest Parenting Fashion & Beauty Food & Drink Travel
Health Wellness Fitness Health Care Medicine Men’s Health Women’s Health Mental Health Nutrition
Science Space Environment Wildlife Archaeology
Today’s Paper Covers Columnists Horoscopes Crosswords & Games Sports Odds Podcasts Careers
Email Newsletters Official Store Home Delivery Tips
Switch between CA and NY editions here.
Gavin Newsom’s truth decay
Gavin Newsom is suffering from what the Rand Corporation, right here in California, calls “truth decay” — the steady disappearance of facts and reason from public debate.
The latest example is the governor’s attempt to claim that California’s population is growing — after his own government released a report warning that it isn’t.
California lost a net 54,000 residents last year, the first population drop since the pandemic, when Newsom’s shutdowns drove out freedom-loving residents.
Sure, the state’s Department of Finance tried to blame federal immigration restrictions for the decline.
But that just highlights the fact that California’s population growth has not been natural. It has been driven by immigration — including illegal immigration (which the state laughably calls “International humanitarian migration”).
Newsom went on Bill Maher’s HBO show and tried to defend his record.
“We’ve also seen the last three year population growth,” he said.
In fact, California residents........