James Flanigan

author, 'Smile, Southern California'

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Journalist who writes a periodic business column for the New York Times and former columnist for the Los Angeles Times; author of Smile Southern California, You're the Center of the Universe: The Economy and People of a Global Region

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California is a state that's the size of a nation — more diverse than almost any place else, with the world's eighth largest economy and increasing interdependence with other…

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