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Own Nothing and Love It
/in Demographics, The Economy /by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Coxby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Today, the class of small property owners is being undermined by tech and financial interests, and increasingly intrusive bureaucracies.
The Socialism America Needs
/in Politics, The Economy /by JK-adminClobbered 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.
The Reshoring Imperative
/in The Economy /by JK-adminby 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.
We Need More Families
/in Demographics, Urban Affairs /by JK-adminFamilies, and the lack of them, are emerging as one of the great political dividing lines in America, and much of the high-income world. The familial ideal was once embraced […]
America is Built on a Great Culture. Progressives Want to Abandon It
/in Demographics, Politics /by Joel KotkinGreat nations rest on a great common culture. Progressives would do well to relearn that a common culture that binds us is not only good and necessary, but popular.
California Dreamin’
/in California, The Economy, Urban Affairs /by Joel KotkinCalifornia progressives are dreamin’ while their policies are resulting in ever increasing inequality, homelessness, and urban crime. Joel Kotkin covers Michael Shellenberger’s timely new book, San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities.
Did Critical Race Theory Lose Virginia?
/in Politics /by Joel KotkinDid critical race theory lose Virginia? Youngkin’s win may in part reflect that even moderately liberal parents do not want racialism brought into schools.
Serfing the Planet
/in Demographics, The Economy /by Joel KotkinHow do we to cut emissions without causing high energy prices and destroying the middle class, effectively serfing the planet?
Elites are Using Climate Hysteria to Immiserate the Working Class
/in Politics, The Economy /by Joel KotkinClimate change summits like this week’s in Glasgow need to pursue emissions reductions without doomsaying, and avoid policies that lead to catastrophic economic and social consequences.
Slow Boat from China
/in California, The Economy /by Joel Kotkinby Joel Kotkin — Slow boat from China: a broken supply chain is hardly a rich man’s problem—global bankers are having their best year ever—but mostly impacts ordinary folks suffering from rising prices for everything.