Entries by Joel Kotkin

Could a Third Party Save America?

Could a third party forge a new class coalition of those whose views do not neatly fit into the categories of left or right, and save America?

Trump is Fighting an American Class War – and Winning

Trump is fighting an American class war — the auto strike, and his attempt to take advantage of it, reveals how many working class voters now see the Democratic Party as the party of corporate power, political censorship and cultural extremism.

Make America California

Gavin Newsom represents the expectations of the progressive left. But California’s middle income earners have seen their wages stagnate — a policy result that’s unlikely to be popular across America.

History Matters

History has moved to the front line of social conflict, but rarely has it been so poorly understood and sketchily taught. The consequent decline in historical understanding suggests that generations of students will leave higher education ill-prepared to engage or even bother with the past.

The New Age of Agitprop

Are we living in a new age of agitprop? It is not unusual for journalism, culture and the arts to reflect the political bias of societies and individual writers. But […]