America the ideal

By:

Joe Friesen

In:

The Globe and Mail

The narrative of American decline is seductive, particularly to Canadians, who tend to regard the behemoth to the south with a mix of admiration, envy and resentment.

…Joel Kotkin believes none of it. The American geographer is markedly more optimistic about America’s prospects. In The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050, Kotkin argues that if demography is destiny, America has much to look forward to.