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LATEST ARTICLES

California Governor Jerry Brown

Brownout

Jerry Brown’s long political career will likely end in January 2019, when the 80-year-old’s second stint as California governor concludes. In the media’s eyes—and in his own mind—Brown’s gubernatorial encore has been a rousing success.
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The Fight For Our Future Belongs to the 'Burbs

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Look away from President Trump and it’s easier to see how three long-term demographic and geographic trends are reshaping American politics. The demography favors Democrats. The geography, on the other hand, favors Republicans.
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Tianjin Port Alliance

Trump's Opposition to Unrestricted Globalism Might Prove a Historical Necessity

Ever since the Second World War, the United States was able to both lead and effectively subsidize the rest of the world. Trump's “America First” approach is crudely stated and has bad antecedents, but, frankly, where was the other strategy getting us?
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Orange County Focus

How can Orange County become a better place to live for all of its residents? Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky explore the challenges and solutions in Orange County Focus: Forging Our Common Future, a research brief from Chapman University’s Center for Demographics and Policy.
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Localism In America

Edited by Joel Kotkin and Ryan Streeter, a new report on “Localism in America” is a collection of essays from AEI and the Center for Opportunity for Urbanism.

The report highlights ideas and proposals from writers of diverse ideological backgrounds about the promise and limits of taking on big challenges at the local level.

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