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Making the Middle Class Wealthier: A Conversation with Joel KotkinOctober 23, 2020 - 12:00 pm
Gage SkidmoreTrump Finally Slaps Google with an Anti-Trust Suit, and Protects DemocracyOctober 23, 2020 - 7:25 am
The Coming Post-COVID Global OrderOctober 22, 2020 - 7:03 am
Democratic Civil WarOctober 20, 2020 - 7:22 am
Making the Middle Class Wealthier: A Conversation with Joel Kotkin
/in The Economy /by videoJoin Hudson Institute for a discussion with Joel Kotkin about building middle-class wealth and housing opportunities.
Trump Finally Slaps Google with an Anti-Trust Suit, and Protects Democracy
/in Politics /by Joel KotkinSometimes Donald Trump does the right thing, even if it may be for the wrong reasons. His Justice Department’s late-term assault on Google for its monopolistic tyranny over search and digital advertising is precisely what is needed.
The Coming Post-COVID Global Order
/in Politics, The Economy /by Joel Kotkin and Hügo KrügerThe coming post-COVID global order threatens to usher in a neo-feudal future, leaving billions stranded permanently in poverty.
Democratic Civil War
/in Demographics, Politics /by Joel KotkinThe Democratic Party accommodates Wall Street and tech oligarchies alongside its progressive base and a remnant of traditional working-class voters. This powerful coalition is also a fundamentally unstable one — a three-headed hydra whose heads will soon be biting each other furiously.
Podcast Episode 12: Kyle Harper
/in Podcast, The Economy, Urban Affairs /by videoOn this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Kyle Harper, Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma. Their discussion looks to the fall of Rome to help understand the problems of today. Kyle’s book, The Fall of Rome takes a look at infectious disease as part of the destruction of Rome.
Will the Cultural Revolution Be Canceled?
/in Demographics, Politics /by Joel KotkinIt’s an article of faith among both conservatives and many liberals that we’re being swept by a cultural revolution destined to transform American society, but will this woke revolution wind up getting canceled?
The Coronavirus Reopened America’s Wounds — and Poured Salt in Them
/in Politics, The Economy, Urban Affairs /by Joel KotkinThe coronavirus reopened America’s wounds as it devastated with alarming efficiency minorities and the impoverished, particularly in cities, while accelerating America’s return to a more hierarchical and far less democratic society. Meanwhile, the affluent were able to work from home.
Virtual Town Hall — Middle Class Survival Strategies
/in The Economy /by JK-adminJoin us October 17th for a live interactive webinar on how the middle class can survive and thrive during this time of social and economic uncertainty.
An “Ecotopian” Future: Can California’s Green Extremism Go National?
/in California /by Joel KotkinCalifornia’s green extremism leads the state to issue counter-productive mandates for electrification of everything while reducing its generating capacity, — and Gov. Newsom now wants to ban the sale of new gasoline engine vehicles by 2035.
Podcast Episode 11: Fred and Harry Siegel
/in Podcast, The Economy, Urban Affairs /by videoOn this episode of Feudal Future, hosts, Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by guests Harry and Fred Siegel. Fred is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. His son, Harry is a senior editor at the Daily Beast. Their conversation covers the future trends of cities, the workforce, and Manhattan.