The Atlantic put together a list of world’s 26 best cities for business, life, and innovation. The American cities that made that list are: Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, New York.

Funny thing – 80% of the American cities on that list are from “blue” states, where high taxes, union, and regulation are supposed to be strangling business and innovation. Meanwhile, the only city in a “red” state is Houston. Florida and other Republican dominated state governments race to weaken or eliminate unions, cut taxes, deregulate, and end environmental protections. Meanwhile, supposedly “anti-business” cities and states dominate them in median income, Fortune 500 company headquarters, and other measures.