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America’s Software And Tech Hotspots

Appearing in: Forbes Where is America’s tech and software industry thriving? In a new study conducted for the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp., researchers took an interesting stab at that question, assessing […]

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Aristocracy of Talent: Social Mobility Is the Silver Lining to America’s Inequality Crisis

Appearing in: The Daily Beast Yes, wealth concentration is insane. But the ways in which wealth is shifting are surprising—and give reason for a little optimism. In an age of […]

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Singapore’s Midlife Crisis

Appearing in: The City Journal Lee Kwan Yew, one of the great political architects of our time, died a year ago, but the regime he established in Singapore remains entrenched […]

Housing & Opportunity

The Sun Belt Is Rising Again, New Census Numbers Show

From 2009-11, Americans seemed to be clustering again in dense cities, to the great excitement urban boosters. The recently released 2015 Census population estimates confirm that was an anomaly. Americans have strongly returned to their decades long pattern of greater suburbanization

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Even as They Retire, it’s Still About the Boomers

Appearing in: Orange County Register America’s baby boomers, even as they increasingly enter retirement, continue to dominate our political economy in ways no previous group of elderly has done. Sadly, […]

MARTA Rail

Mass Transit Expansion Goes Off The Rails In Many U.S. Cities

Appearing in: Forbes Journalists in older cities like New York, Boston or San Francisco may see the role of rail transit as critical to a functioning modern city. In reality, […]

California Valued for Cash, Not Candidates

Appearing in: The Orange County Register California may be the country’s most important and influential state for technology, culture and lifestyle, but has become something of a cipher in terms […]

The Effect Race Could Have on the Race

Appearing in: The Orange County Register Until now, the presidential campaign largely has been dominated by issues of class, driving the improbable rise of both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. […]

The Religious Right is Being Left Behind

Appearing in: Orange County Register The religious right, once a major power in American politics, is entering an uncomfortable dotage. Although numerous and well-organized enough to push Ted Cruz over […]

Uphill to Housing

This Is Why You Can’t Afford a House

Appearing in: The Daily Beast The rising cost of housing is one of the greatest burdens on the American middle class. So why hasn’t it become a key issue in […]