STAY CONNECTED
Recent Articles
- Agressive Canadian Progressivism is Descending the Country into CrazyApril 23, 2024 - 7:25 am
- Gavin Newsom’s Futile Bid to Trump-Proof CaliforniaApril 20, 2024 - 7:25 am
- California Is the Homeland of Progressive Anti-SemitismApril 18, 2024 - 7:29 am
- California’s Broken Diversity PromiseApril 16, 2024 - 7:25 am
A Generation Plans An Exodus From California
/in California, Demographicsby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — California is the great role model for America, particularly if you read the Eastern press. Yet few boosters have yet to confront the fact that the state is continuing to hemorrhage people at a higher rate…
America is Moving Toward an Oligarchical Socialism
/in Politics, The EconomyWhere do we go after Trump? This question becomes more pertinent as the soap opera administration seeks its own dramatic demise. Yet before they can seize power from the president and his now subservient party, the Democrats need to agree on what will replace Trumpism.
California Takes the Prize for Environmental Virtue Signaling — But Not Much Else
/in CaliforniaIf there’s an award for environmental virtue signaling, California would win the prize. Yet for all the constant self-promotion, shameless grandstanding and endless moralizing, perhaps it’s time to reconsider the impact, and failures, of our current green obsessions.
Restoring Localism
/in PoliticsAmericans are increasingly prisoners of ideology, and our society is paying the price. We are divided along partisan lines to an extent that some are calling it a “soft civil war.” In the end, this benefits only ideological warriors and their funders.
The Triumph of Trumpism Will Outlast Trump
/in PoliticsDonald Trump’s presidency may prove, to quote Thomas Hobbes, to be “nasty, brutish and short.” But even if Trump ends up out of office sooner than planned, we will continue to live in a world shaped by him for years to come.
The Battle for Houston
/in The Economy, Urban AffairsHouston has embraced a light regulatory approach to housing that reflects market forces more than ideology. But last year’s Hurricane Harvey floods severely tested the Houston model.
‘Chinafornia’ and Global Trade in Age of Trump
/in California, Politics, The EconomyCalifornia’s trajectory long has been linked to its partners across the Pacific. Yet these ties could be deeply impacted by President Trump’s immigration and global trade policies.
Cities Are for Rich People Now and Wooing Amazon Only Makes It Worse
/in The Economy, Urban AffairsIf there are two facts of life in the modern American city, they are that rent will be too damn high, and that attracting investment from a mega corporation will seem to some local power players like the best way to stave off economic disaster.
The New McCarthyism of Our Censorious Age
/in PoliticsWe live in a newly censorious age, where old crudities are never forgotten. To be sure, there are some clear malefactors who should be punished to the extent of the law, but there’s clearly a distinct danger to free expression as the emboldened thought police steadily expand their domain.
Self-Styled Futurist Looks at California Governor’s Mansion
/in California, PoliticsWhen he takes office this January, as seems inevitable, Gavin Newsom, a self-styled futurist, will inherit an economic legacy that could be turning sour.