The Rise of the Liberal Apostate

The rise of the liberal apostate, coupled with a growing pushback from grassroots businesses and consumers, represents a far more profound challenge to the established order than the one routinely mounted by conservatives.

La Jolla, California

Solving the Global Housing Crisis

The global housing crisis across the high-income world, particularly in the Anglosphere, represents perhaps the single biggest challenge to the future of the middle class.

A secession movement in northern California

Secession Is a Threat Californians Should Take Seriously

The secession movement is a threat to California, but its more conservative interior is growing in population and could have a moderating influence as the state’s liberal coastal areas loses residents.

2023 Housing reports examines the high cost of housing in California

Housing Report: Blame Ourselves, Not Our Stars

No issue plagues Californians more than the high cost of housing. By almost every metric—from rents to home prices—Golden State residents suffer the highest burden for shelter of any state in the continental U.S.

Donald Trump waves goodbye.

Will We Ever See an End to the Donald Trump Show?

In a perverse way, the wave of indictments against Donald Trump is a win for both Trump himself and for his so-called progressive tormentors. Trump can use the indictments to stir up his rabid base and progressives can do the same. Meanwhile, the nation’s very real problems do not get addressed.

James Dean was representative of the generational conflict of the 50's and 60's in the U.S.

The Greatest Generational Conflict of All

Today, there are two generational conflicts in play around the world: one within the depopulating wealthy countries, and another within the more fecund, but far poorer, countries of the developing world.

Danielle Smith will fight for Alberta, Canada's oil industry — about 30% of its economy

Danielle Smith’s Pro-Growth Rebellion is a Sign of Things to Come

Danielle Smith recently told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that she will “fight” for the province’s oil industry, which accounts for upwards of 30 per cent of the province’s economy.

Why Africa is Turning Its Back on the Eco-obsessed West

African and other developing countries need to grow. They do not embrace Western assumptions about culture, politics and the balance between economic and environmental goals.

Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang

Nvidia’s Boom is Not a Straightforward American Success Story

Nvidia’s boom may reward the firm’s owners and employees, as well as the tech-oriented financial speculators, but the success may not rebound so well to the industry’s workforce overall, or to the broader interests of the West.

Governor Gavin Newsom faces challenges to his gambit of blending income redistribution with a green agenda.

The Governor’s Gambit

Will the governor’s gambit succeed? Today, Newsom’s “California model” of government — a blend of income redistribution and a green agenda are seeing many of the rewards of innovation go elsewhere.