Paradise Lost

Peter Schrag presents the ills of California�fs current politics in an angry and persuasive tone. He says California used to be �gboth model and magnet for the nation—in its economic opportunities, its social outlook, and its high-quality public services and institutes�h; however, California started to fade after the passage of Proposition 13, the initiative of tax limits (7). Schrag�fs work clearly shows what is the problem in today�fs California, and it is …showed first 75 words of 1109 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1109 total…with some suggestions for �gthe possibilities for a new political integration and a revitalized social ethic in California�h while he describes �gthe contrary forces pushing even further toward a market-based governmental ethic�h (20). His work gives us a good opportunity for rethinking recent California and how voters, not only California�fs voters but also the others, should be. Bibliography Schrag, Peter. Paradise Lost: California�fs Experience, America�fs Future.New York: The New Press. 1998