This may surprise some, but Charlie Kirk loved California . He of course despised the way it is governed, but whenever we visited the Golden State together, he would inevitably say, at least once, “This state is so beautiful. It’s such a shame what they’ve done to it.” His love, however, went far deeper than just the weather or the scenery. Charlie genuinely loved the people of California, especially the old California families who still populate many of its best communities.  When he spoke