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Toward a Continental Growth Strategy
/in Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: The American North America remains easily the most favored continent both by demography and resources. The political party that harnesses this reality will own the political future. America […]
Suburban Nation, but Urban Policies
/in Demographics, Politics, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Politico Ideologues may set the tone for the national debate, but geography and demography determine elections. In America, the dominant geography continues to be suburbia – home to […]
Prosperity Index Shows That Democracy Still Works Best
/in The Economy, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Forbes.com With the Cold War well behind us, the real choice between systems lies in a growing variation in the form of capitalisms. Choices now range from the […]
Who’s Racist Now? Europe’s Increasing Intolerance
/in Demographics, PoliticsAppearing in: Forbes.com With the rising tide of terrorist threats across Europe, one can somewhat understandably expect a surge in Islamophobia across the West. Yet in a contest to see […]
North America’s Fastest-Growing Cities
/in Demographics, The Economy, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Forbes.com The U.S. and Canada’s emerging cities are not experiencing the kind of super-charged growth one sees in urban areas of the developing world, notably China and India. […]
California’s Failed Statesmen
/in California, Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: Orange County Register The good news? Like most rock or movie stars, there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with California. It’s still talented, and retains great physical gifts. Our climate, […]
Latino Dems Should Rethink Loyalty
/in Demographics, PoliticsAppearing in: Politico Given the awful state of the economy, it’s no surprise that Democrats are losing some support among Latinos. But they can still consider the ethnic group to […]
Why Housing Will Come Back
/in Demographics, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes.com Few icons of the American way of life have suffered more in recent years than homeownership. Since the bursting of the housing bubble, there has been a […]
Urban Plight: Vanishing Upward Mobility
/in The Economy, Urban AffairsAppearing in: The American Since the beginnings of civilization, cities have been crucibles of progress both for societies and individuals. A great city, wrote Rene Descartes in the seventeenth century, […]
Where’s Next: November May Determine Regional Winners
/in Politics, The EconomyAs the recovery begins, albeit fitfully, where can we expect growth in jobs, incomes and, most importantly, middle class opportunities? In the US there are two emerging “new” economies, one […]