For generations, millions have come to California to make their fortunes, relying on the state’s own seemingly limitless fortune of natural resources, favorable climate, and economic opportunity. But now California’s […]
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The Western world is experiencing the most dramatic political realignment since the rise of socialism over a century ago. The driving force then was the rise of the working class, created by the Industrial Revolution. Today, it is the shift to an economy dominated by information industries, technology, finance and media.
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America is unprepared to fight a war on three fronts; to win the wider war the west is facing will require a strong industrial base, military preparedness, and internal morale.
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Although a perceived resurgence of trade unions has cheered progressives, there is a gloomy future facing trade unions driven by the rise of part-time work, technological changes, the shift of jobs to “right to work” states, global sourcing and mass immigration.
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The explosion of support for Hamas’s assault on human decency could well turn out to be the high-water mark of the progressive Left as many recoil from the justification of criminal violence if committed by an oppressed identity group.
Is sanity finally returning to America’s blue cities? The places that incubated inept policies such as “defund the police” and “sanctuary cities”, but welcomed open-air drug use, are beginning to […]
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In the midst of the current Israel-Hamas war, Jews are under a siege from the left that, at very least, will change their social and political orientation.
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As the COP 28 climate conference in oil-rich United Arab Emirates comes to a merciful end, history is truly unfolding, as Marx once remarked, as farce.
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How to Shrink a Fortune
/in California, PoliticsFor generations, millions have come to California to make their fortunes, relying on the state’s own seemingly limitless fortune of natural resources, favorable climate, and economic opportunity. But now California’s […]
Why the Right is Eating the Left’s Lunch
/in Politics, The EconomyThe Western world is experiencing the most dramatic political realignment since the rise of socialism over a century ago. The driving force then was the rise of the working class, created by the Industrial Revolution. Today, it is the shift to an economy dominated by information industries, technology, finance and media.
America is Unprepared to Fight a War on Three Fronts
/in PoliticsAmerica is unprepared to fight a war on three fronts; to win the wider war the west is facing will require a strong industrial base, military preparedness, and internal morale.
The Road to Autocracy
/in Politics, The EconomyToday, democratic life is under threat – and there are three types of devastating ideologies that lead nations down the road to autocracy.
The Gloomy Future Facing Trade Unions
/in The EconomyAlthough a perceived resurgence of trade unions has cheered progressives, there is a gloomy future facing trade unions driven by the rise of part-time work, technological changes, the shift of jobs to “right to work” states, global sourcing and mass immigration.
You Thought Biden Was Bad? Look at His Democratic Rivals
/in PoliticsBiden’s sinking poll numbers are creating a panic among Democratic Party insiders, but his Democratic rivals aren’t viable alternatives.
Multi-culti Reckoning
/in Politics, Urban AffairsThe explosion of support for Hamas’s assault on human decency could well turn out to be the high-water mark of the progressive Left as many recoil from the justification of criminal violence if committed by an oppressed identity group.
Across America’s Cities, Voters Are Driving Out Progressives
/in Politics, Urban AffairsIs sanity finally returning to America’s blue cities? The places that incubated inept policies such as “defund the police” and “sanctuary cities”, but welcomed open-air drug use, are beginning to […]
As Antisemitism Surges on the Left Jews are Pushed to the Right
/in Politics, ReligionIn the midst of the current Israel-Hamas war, Jews are under a siege from the left that, at very least, will change their social and political orientation.
The West Has Been the Real Loser at COP28
/in Politics, The EconomyAs the COP 28 climate conference in oil-rich United Arab Emirates comes to a merciful end, history is truly unfolding, as Marx once remarked, as farce.