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Exodus: Affordability Crisis Sends Americans Packing From Big Cities
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsFor much of the past century, in both the United States and elsewhere, the inexorable trend has been for people to move from rural areas and towns to ever larger […]
Don’t Judge Trump’s Economic Agenda on One Jobs Report
/in The EconomyThe recent jobs report showing declines in almost all high-wage sectors — notably manufacturing, professional and business services — does not augur well for the durability of the MAGA revolution.
Why is California Losing Good Jobs to Other States? It’s Not Rocket Science
/in California, PoliticsFor a century, it worked, and brilliantly. The “California model” rested on massive investments in higher education, development of industrial zones in places such as the South Bay and Silicon […]
Trump’s Factory Revival is Happening
/in The EconomyThink what you will of President Trump’s chaotic-seeming tariff policies. The ostensible goal — the revitalisation of US manufacturing — is of decisive importance for the success of the nation. […]
The AI Revolution Will Crush the Blue States
/in The Economy, Urban Affairs“The first step onto the corporate ladder is vanishing for many new graduates,” argued a recent Fortune report. As a result, CEOs are warning that entry-level jobs are on the […]
The Next Californias
/in Politics, Urban AffairsNot long ago, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon were widely hailed as states with bright futures. For decades, they attracted scores of out-of-state migrants, turning Denver, Seattle, and Portland into celebrated […]
The Case for Defanging Ottawa
/in Urban AffairsWhen globalism was hot, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau tried to be hotter by deciding that Canada has “no core identity, no mainstream,” and suggesting Canada had become a “post-national state.” […]
Gavin Newsom the Chameleon Who Destroyed California
/in PoliticsGavin Newsom may be saddled with an awful record. But the California governor is rapidly emerging as a leading bet – even a frontrunner in some polls – in the […]
DC and LA Failures Play Into Trump’s Hands
/in PoliticsDonald Trump’s reviled takeover of the DC police and his earlier deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles serve as a direct challenge to the power of America’s big […]
The Young Would Be Less Screwed If They Started Making Better Choices
/in Demographics, The EconomyThat young people face a difficult future has become commonplace in public debate. We should sympathise with this “screwed” generation but also suggest ways that they can improve their prospects.