The Remedy to a Misinformed Populace Is to Inform Them

The Remedy to a Misinformed Populace Is to Inform Them
Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington on Apr. 2, 2023. Terri Wu/The Epoch Times
Lance Christensen
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During an otherwise quiet September morning some years ago, I received a curious call from then-California Gov. Jerry Brown’s legislative team. We had just finished the legislative session, and this junior staffer was deciding on whether to recommend the governor sign or veto a bill sitting on his desk. I knew the drill after working in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Department of Finance and having written several recommendations myself.

Lance Christensen
Lance Christensen
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Lance Christensen is the president of California Policy Partners, a business membership association dedicated to improving economic and educational opportunities for Californians. He has two decades of public policy and political experience working in and out of the state legislature, the Department of Finance, educational nonprofits and as a candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2022.
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