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Own Nothing and Love It

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Today, the class of small property owners is being undermined by tech and financial interests, and increasingly intrusive bureaucracies.
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The Socialism America Needs

Clobbered by the pandemic, the capitalist dream is fading for too many: the socialism America needs is one that lifts its working-class people economically instead of one that promotes a social agenda.
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Earlier era of U.S. industry in Hannibal Missouri

The Reshoring Imperative

by Joel Kotkin and Michael Lind — The COVID-19 pandemic brought tragedy and disruption to America. But it has also provided another stark warning concern­ing the country’s disastrous over reliance on overseas production. However, reshoring America’s industrial base will require comprehensive national industrial policy.
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An Unholy Alliance Between Big Tech and Woke is Destroying the Middle Class

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Beyond Feudalism

Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky examine how California drifted toward feudalism, and how it can restore upward mobility for middle and working-class citizens.

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Toward More Equitable Urban Growth ReportBeyond Gentrification

This new report explores how unbalanced urban growth has exacerbated class divisions.

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