Obama Meets Tech Leaders

Today’s Tech Oligarchs Are Worse Than the Robber Barons

Appearing in: The Daily Beast Yes, Jay Gould was a bad guy. But at least he helped build societal wealth. Not so our Silicon Valley overlords. And they have our […]

Downtown Sacramento

California: The Economics of Delusion

Appearing in: The Orange County Register In Sacramento, and much of the media, California is enjoying a “comeback” that puts a lie to the argument that regulations and high taxes […]

Nashville skyline at night

The U.S. Cities Creating The Most White-Collar Jobs, 2016

Appearing in: Forbes The information sector may have glamour and manufacturing, nostalgia appeal, but the real action in high-wage job growth in the United States is in the vast realm […]

Street view

Why the World Is Rebelling Against ‘Experts’

Appearing in: The Daily Beast An unconventional, sometimes incoherent, resistance arises to the elites who keep explaining why changes that hurt the middle class are actually for its own good. […]

Trump’s Racial Firebombs Weaken U.S.

Appearing in: Real Clear Politics The issue of race has scarred the entirety of U.S. history. Although sometimes overshadowed by the arguably more deep-seated issue of class, the racial divide […]

Brexit Will Be Britain’s Fourth of July

Appearing in: The Daily Beast The campaign to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union, widely known as “Brexit,” is potentially on the verge of a huge victory […]

Grand Rapids

The U.S. Cities Where Manufacturing Is Thriving

Appearing in: Forbes Perhaps no sector in the U.S. economy generates more angst than manufacturing. Over the past quarter century, manufacturing has hemorrhaged over 5 million jobs. The devastation of […]

California’s State Religion

Appearing in: Orange County Register In a state ruled by a former Jesuit, perhaps we should not be shocked to find ourselves in the grip of an incipient state religion. […]

Downtown Los Angeles

Southern California Still Best Place to Get Creative

Appearing in: Orange County Register Over the past decade, Southern California has lagged well behind its chief rivals – New York and the Bay Area, as well as the fast-growing […]