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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The Rise of the Liberal Apostate
/in PoliticsThe 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.
Solving the Global Housing Crisis
/in PoliticsThe 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.
Secession Is a Threat Californians Should Take Seriously
/in California, Rural PolicyThe 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.
Housing Report: Blame Ourselves, Not Our Stars
/in California, ReportsNo 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.
Will We Ever See an End to the Donald Trump Show?
/in PoliticsIn 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.
The Greatest Generational Conflict of All
/in Demographics, The EconomyToday, 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’s Pro-Growth Rebellion is a Sign of Things to Come
/in PoliticsDanielle 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
/in PoliticsAfrican 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 Boom is Not a Straightforward American Success Story
/in The EconomyNvidia’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.
The Governor’s Gambit
/in California, PoliticsWill 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.