Part 3/16:
Transitioning from celebration to political analysis, a conversation with Chris Morris, author of Failed State, sheds light on California’s multifaceted crises. Morris emphasizes that the fires ravaging the Palisades and Los Angeles are more catastrophic and revealing than the riots in downtown LA. The wildfires caused vast destruction—over 22,000 homes lost—mirroring a state gripped by systemic incompetence rather than just natural disasters.