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The outer urban fringe are where the American dream is being rediscovered.

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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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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The Cities Creating The Most White-Collar Jobs, 2018

by Joel Kotkin and Dr. Michael Shires — Professional and business services have long been identified with downtown New York, Chicago and San Francisco, where lawyers, accountants and architects are thick on the ground. However, in recent years there's been a clear shift in the geography of this vital sector...
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