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The First Shots in the Climate Wars
/in Politics, Urban Affairs /by JK-adminIn the now successful protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s gas hike, the French rebellion may well foreshadow a bitter, albeit largely avoidable, battle over how to address the issue of climate change.
The Soul of the New Machine
/in California, Demographics, Politics /by Joel KotkinThirty-five years ago Tracy Kidder electrified readers with his “Soul of a New Machine,” which detailed the development of a minicomputer. Today we may be seeing the emergence of another machine, a political variety that could turn the country toward a permanent one-party state.
The Gig Economy, Americans and the Future
/in Politics, The Economy /by Joel KotkinThe rise of the “gig economy” has many Americans worrying about their jobs, and certainly those of their children. Gig workers lack many basic protections that full-time workers might have, for example, in enforcement of civil rights laws.
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.