California, that leader in progressive ideology, enacted a new law which “requires publicly traded firms in the state to place at least one woman on their board of directors by the end of 2019 — or face a penalty.” The law also requires companies that have five directors to add two women in the next four years, and companies with more than six directors to add (you guessed it) three women. The California state legislature passed the measure last month and Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed the bill into law Sunday.

Why? Because California hates itself. I mean, actually, because California believes gender parity in the workplace is important and so important it should be regulated. This is a mistake on economic and moral principles.