Our greatest urban cores must address the demographic, social, and economic forces transforming the metropolitan landscape if they want to avoid the fate of being ex-urbia.
The super-rich hope that by genuflecting ‘progressive’ causes, they can buy themselves political protection and fend off activists seeking real economic change.
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In Canada and the U.S., the narrative of systemic racism increasingly blots out all other narratives about the heritage that shaped our national destinies.
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The death of Ancient Rome wasn’t so much a collapse as a slow, interminable decay: between the second and sixth centuries AD, its population declined from a million people to just 30,000. Does a similar fate awaits our modern metropolises?
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The urban-rural divide grows as rural residents rebel against costly government regulations, while a largely urban led green movement depicts “industrial farming” as one of the principal villains of society.
Neo-feudal trends are sobering, although working and middle classes are not yet out for the count, and are showing welcome signs of pushback against both state and corporate power.
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As Youngstown, Ohio lost its industrial base, it faced long-term effects from disinvestment and globalization – and a need for economic renewal. What lessons did the city learn, and can they be applied elsewhere?
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More than anything, Davos demonstrates not power—it has no legislative or regulatory power—but the relentless search for prestige and recognition. The important decisions are made beyond Davos.
Ex-Urbia
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsOur greatest urban cores must address the demographic, social, and economic forces transforming the metropolitan landscape if they want to avoid the fate of being ex-urbia.
The Rich Are Eating Themselves
/in The EconomyThe super-rich hope that by genuflecting ‘progressive’ causes, they can buy themselves political protection and fend off activists seeking real economic change.
The New Great Game
/in PoliticsAs in the “great game“ practiced by European colonialists in the nineteenth century, in the new great game interests overcome principles.
Canada and the U.S. are Not Systemically Racist — and the Numbers Prove It
/in Urban AffairsIn Canada and the U.S., the narrative of systemic racism increasingly blots out all other narratives about the heritage that shaped our national destinies.
Environmentalists Are China’s Useful Idiots
/in Politics, The EconomyChina’s Xi Jinping can count on environmentalists, corporate elites, and opportunist executives to serve as “useful idiots.”
The Ghost of Ancient Rome Haunts America
/in Urban AffairsThe death of Ancient Rome wasn’t so much a collapse as a slow, interminable decay: between the second and sixth centuries AD, its population declined from a million people to just 30,000. Does a similar fate awaits our modern metropolises?
Energy Colonialism Will Worsen the Urban-Rural Divide
/in Demographics, Rural Policy, The EconomyThe urban-rural divide grows as rural residents rebel against costly government regulations, while a largely urban led green movement depicts “industrial farming” as one of the principal villains of society.
A Neo-Feudal War on the People
/in The EconomyNeo-feudal trends are sobering, although working and middle classes are not yet out for the count, and are showing welcome signs of pushback against both state and corporate power.
The Future of Cities: Recalibrating Expectations: Lessons From Youngstown, Ohio
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsAs Youngstown, Ohio lost its industrial base, it faced long-term effects from disinvestment and globalization – and a need for economic renewal. What lessons did the city learn, and can they be applied elsewhere?
Beyond Davos
/in Politics, The EconomyMore than anything, Davos demonstrates not power—it has no legislative or regulatory power—but the relentless search for prestige and recognition. The important decisions are made beyond Davos.