1 Million Americans Fled To Red States In 2021, But What Are Those States Doing For Them? – Federalist

"Rather than seeking to be places of excellence and well-being for their citizens, often red states simply congratulate themselves that they 'Aren’t Illinois or California,' and leave it at that. But it’s not a mark of success to say one’s state is not as bad as those that have unleashed welfare dependents, homeless addicts, and violent criminals, just like it’s not a mark of success for public schools with middle and upper-class kids to perform somewhat better than schools that oversee mostly the children of never-married drug addicts."