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California Needs a New Economic ModelNovember 13, 2018 - 10:05 am
To Make the Internet Great Again, Trump Must Smash Facebook and Its Tech Oligarch FriendsNovember 12, 2018 - 9:49 am
Lurching to a New WeimarNovember 6, 2018 - 7:50 am
The Golden State Won’t Glitter for RepublicansNovember 5, 2018 - 7:37 am
California Needs a New Economic Model
/in California /by Joel KotkinGiven California’s historic economic diversity, we need an economy that also provides hope for people without Ph.Ds. Gavin Newsom may like to see himself as the governor of the technocracy, but to succeed he also needs to be governor for everyone.
To Make the Internet Great Again, Trump Must Smash Facebook and Its Tech Oligarch Friends
/in Politics, The Economy /by Joel KotkinUnreliable narrator though the President may be, people are indeed waking up to the tech oligarchs massive and largely unchecked power, and the consequences of turning over our channels of communication to them.
Lurching to a New Weimar
/in Politics, The Economy /by Joel KotkinAmerica seems to be heading inexorably toward a Weimar moment, a slide toward political polarization from which it could be increasingly difficult to return.
The Golden State Won’t Glitter for Republicans
/in California, Politics /by Joel KotkinCalifornia’s Republican Party was once a force to be feared, not only in the state, but across the country. Nowadays, it’s at most a mild irritant and sometimes a convenient whipping boy for the Democratic progressives…
How About a Fusion Party in the Golden State?
/in California, Politics /by Joel KotkinWhat California needs is not a new Republican Party — at least at the state level — but what the late Kevin Starr called “the Party of California.” This party would target the growing independent constituency, now larger than Republicans, as well as Democrats who might be disaffected by their party’s relentless move to the left.
The American Republic Has Lost Adult Supervision
/in Politics /by Joel KotkinThe ship known as the American Republic sails on, but its crew is made up of irresponsible and vicious children cast from “Lord of the Flies.” Prisoners of their own emotions, they increasingly seem impervious to the notion that their gyrations might topple their own vessel.
Middle East Cities Should Look Forward—and Back
/in Demographics, Religion, The Economy /by Joel Kotkin and Ali Modarresby Joel Kotkin and Ali Modarres — The Middle East may well be the birthplace of cities, and maybe capitalism itself, but for the most part, it continues to lag in developing a modern, workable urbanism.
Autonomous Cars Are Our Real Future
/in California, Politics, Urban Affairs /by Joel KotkinAs one member of the California Transportation Commission notes, the state’s planners largely ignore the role of technologies — including home-based work, ride hailing and autonomous vehicles — that offer the best hope for resolving our transportation woes.
America Keeps Winning Regardless of Who is President
/in Politics, The Economy /by JK-adminEver since the election of Donald Trump, many of our leading academic voices predicted everything from a stock market crash to a global recession. Yet now the United States stands as by far the most dynamic high-income economy in the world…
California Must Stop Trying to Stomp Out Suburbia
/in California /by Joel KotkinWe may be celebrating — if that’s the right word — the tenth year since the onset of the financial crisis and collapse of the real estate market. Yet before breaking out the champagne, we should recognize that the hangover is not yet over…