> University of California doing "studies" to defend the state of California Ok, but who is "allowed" to study the state of California? By your reasoning, *

> University of California doing "studies" to defend the state of California Ok, but who is "allowed" to study the state of California? By your reasoning, * If UC does a study on California, we can't believe what they say because they have an incentive to paint CA in only the best light. * If, say, the New York Times publishes an article on California, we can't believe what they say because they have an incentive to show readers that NY is a much better state to live in than CA. Clearly, this is crazy. People also complain that the UC system has a "liberal bias" when research comes out that paints California's housing policy as racist / classist. So which is it? UC is biased for CA? Against CA? The answer is that the state of California is home to 40 million people with a wide spectrum of beliefs and motivations. You need to look at the individual groups producing this research, and look at where their incentives lie, where they get their money from, and whether their record demonstrates integrity.