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Millennials, the screwed generation

The Coronavirus Means Millennials Are More Screwed Than Ever

by Joel Kotkin — In the nearly eight years since I first described millennials as “the screwed generation,” things have only worsened for those born between 1982 and 2000—and the coronavirus is now accelerating that slide.
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"Taller than the trees", high rise buildings exemplify urban densitySean Pollock, via Unsplash

Towards a Better Urbanism

by Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplanksy — At a time when even the New York Times is noticing that density and transit pose serious health risks for any potential re-opening, urbanists attack their critics as “anti-urbanist” or “sprawl lovers” or “urban gadflies.”
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Crowded city streets of Toronto

The Glory—and Risk—of Cities

The glory of cities is to serve as places of interaction between people and economies. Yet throughout history—from Roman times to the present—this advantage has also entailed exposure to deadly contagions.
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