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Engineered California

Engineered California

by Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky — Nothing so illustrates the mindset of green politics, particularly in California, as the word “natural,” which is taken to mean unspoiled, pure, and better than the workings of man. Yet few places are as fundamentally artificial, if measured by its dependency on human intervention, as California.
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Donald Trump waves goodbye.

Trump is the Democrats’ Secret Weapon

Trump is the Democrats' best secret weapon, but his paranoid personal style is no longer unchallenged even inside the Republican party.
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Skilled trades important to the U.S. Economy

Forget College. Skilled Trades are the Future of the U.S. Economy

The future U.S. economy needs workers in skilled trades and faces a profound lack of skills among young Americans that a college education is not providing.
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Restoring the California DreamRestoring the California Dream

Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky examine how California can restore the California Dream to middle and working class Californians.

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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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