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Generation X’s Moment Of Power Is Almost Here
/in Demographics, PoliticsAppearing in: Forbes
It certainly seems as if boomers are in charge in America now, with Donald Trump about to move into the White House and members of the generation in the majority in Congress.
Progressives Have Let Inner Cities Fail for Decades. President Trump Could Change That.
/in Politics, Urban AffairsAppearing in: The Daily Beast
When Donald Trump described the “devastating” conditions in America’s inner cities, emphasizing poor schools and lack of jobs, he was widely denounced for portraying our urban centers…
How Silicon Valley’s Oligarchs Are Learning to Stop Worrying and Love Trump
/in Politics, The EconomyThe oligarchs’ ball at Trump Tower revealed one not-so-well-kept secret about the tech moguls: They are more like the new president than they are like you or me. In what devolved into something of a love fest, Trump embraced the tech elite for their “incredible innovation” and pledged to help them achieve their goals…
Are We Going Fascist?
/in PoliticsAppearing in: Orange County Register The rise, and then the improbable election, of Donald Trump have reawakened progressive fears of a mounting authoritarian tide. With his hyperbole and jutting chin, […]
The Future of Racial Politics
/in PoliticsAppearing in: Real Clear Politics From its inception, the American experiment has been dogged by racial issues. Sadly, this was even truer this year. Eight years after electing the first […]
How the Left and Right Can Learn to Love Localism: The Constitutional Cure for Polarization
/in PoliticsAppearing in: The Daily Beast The ever worsening polarization of American politics—demonstrated and accentuated by the Trump victory—is now an undeniable fact of our daily life. Yet rather than allowing the […]
The Corbynization of the Democratic Party
/in PoliticsAppearing in: The Orange County Register The Democratic Party’s current festival of re-examination is both necessary and justified. They have just lost to the most unpopular presidential candidate in recent […]
It Wasn’t Rural ‘Hicks’ Who Elected Trump: The Suburbs Were — And Will Remai …
/in Demographics, PoliticsMuch of the NYC and DC press corps has concluded that Donald Trump’s surprising journey to the Oval Office was powered by country bumpkins expressing their inner racist misogyny. However, the real foundations for his victory lie not in the countryside and small towns, but in key suburban counties…
Can Working Class, Elite Form Alliance?
/in PoliticsAppearing in: Orange County Register Can the party of oligarchy also be the party of the people? Besides fending off the never-ending taint of corruption, which could weaken the extent […]
The Cities Where Your Salary Will Stretch The Furthest 2016
/in The Economy, Urban AffairsWhen Americans consider a move to another part of the country, they sometimes are forced to make a tough choice: should they go to a city with the best job opportunities, or a less economically vital area that offers a better standard of living, particularly more affordable…