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The Revolt Against Urban Gentry
/in Demographics, Politics, The Economy, Urban AffairsAppearing in: The Daily Beast The imminent departure of New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and his replacement by leftist Bill DeBlasio, represents an urban uprising against the Bloombergian “luxury city” […]
Progressive Policies Burden the Yeoman Class
/in Demographics, The EconomyAppearing in: Orange County Register Obamacare’s first set of victims was predictable: the self-employed and owners of small businesses. Since the bungled launch of the health insurance enrollment system, hundreds […]
The Surprising Cities Creating The Most Tech Jobs
/in The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes With the social media frenzy at a fever pitch, people may be excused for thinking that Silicon Valley is still the main engine for growth in the […]
The ‘Great State’ of San Francisco
/in California, PoliticsAppearing in: Orange County Register The public stock offering by Twitter reflects not only the current bubble in social media stocks, but also the continuing shift in both economic and […]
Are Millennials Turning Their Backs on the American Dream?
/in Demographics, The Economy, Urban AffairsAppearing in: The Daily Beast In his classic 1893 essay, “The Significance of the Frontier in American History,” historian Frederick Jackson Turner spoke of “the expansive character of American life.” […]
American Cities May Have Hit ‘Peak Office’
/in The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes Despite some hype and a few regional exceptions, the construction of office towers and suburban office parks has not made a significant resurgence in the current recovery. […]
L.A. Ports Face Challenge from Gulf Coast
/in California, The EconomyAppearing in: Orange County Register In this strange era of self-congratulation in California, it may be seen as poor manners to point out tectonic shifts that could leave the state […]
Fixing California: The Green Gentry’s Class Warfare
/in California, Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: Orange County Register Historically, progressives were seen as partisans for the people, eager to help the working and middle classes achieve upward mobility even at expense of the […]
The Cities Creating The Most Middle-Class Jobs
/in The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes Perhaps nothing is as critical to America’s future as the trajectory of the middle class and improving the prospects for upward mobility. With middle-class incomes stagnant or […]
Where Are The Boomers Headed? Not Back To The City
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Forbes Perhaps no urban legend has played as long and loudly as the notion that “empty nesters” are abandoning their dull lives in the suburbs for the excitement […]