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The Rise of the Great Plains: Regional Opportunity in the 21st Century

Appearing in: For Texas Tech University This is the introduction to a new report on the future of the American Great Plains released today by Texas Tech University (TTU). The […]

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It’s Mormon in America

Appearing in: The City Journal Whether or not Mitt Romney makes it to the White House, his candidacy signals that Mormons have arrived in American political life. Just as President […]

The Rise of Post-Familialism: Humanity’s Future?

Appearing in: Special Report This piece is the introduction to a new report on post-familialism from Civil Service College in Singapore, Chapman University, and Fieldstead and Company and authored by […]

The Braking Of The BRICs

Appearing in: Forbes.com For over a decade, conventional wisdom has held that the future of the world economy rests on the rise of the so-called BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India, […]

As Partisan Rancor Rises, States That Back a Loser Will Be Punished

Appearing in: The Daily Beast Never mind the big-tent debate talk from both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney about how their respective politics will benefit all Americans. There’s a broader, […]

The Hollow Boom Of Brooklyn: Behind Veneer Of Gentrification, Life Gets Worse For Many

Appearing in: Forbes.com After a decade of increasingly celebrated gentrification, many believe Brooklyn — the native borough of both my parents — finally has risen from the shadows that were […]

America’s Last Politically Contested Territory: The Suburbs

Appearing in: The Daily Beast Within the handful of swing states, the presidential election will come down to a handful of swing counties: namely the suburban voters who reside in […]

The Changing Geography of Asian America: To The South And The Suburbs

Appearing in: Forbes.com “There’s nothing wrong with New York that a million Chinese couldn’t cure,” the urban geographer George Sternlieb once quipped. It may be an exaggeration, but rising Asian […]

Barack Obama’s New Chicago Politics Abandon Bill Clinton’s Winning Coalition

Appearing in: The Daily Beast While the Democratic convention this week celebrates the party’s new coalition, Bill Clinton will no doubt try to recapture the white middle class that’s largely […]

The Unseen Class War That Could Decide The Presidential Election

Appearing in: Forbes Much is said about class warfare in contemporary America, and there’s justifiable anger at the impoverishment of much of the middle and working classes. The Pew Research […]