Appearing in: Forbes.com The road north across the Golden Gate leads to some of the prettiest counties in North America. Yet behind the lovely rolling hills, wineries, ranches and picturesque […]
Appearing in: Forbes.com A good friend of mine, a Democratic mayor here in California, describes the Obama administration as “Moveon.org run by the Chicago machine.” This combination may have been […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jkotkin_logo.png00Joel Kotkin/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jkotkin_logo.pngJoel Kotkin2009-11-10 07:43:552017-02-24 15:10:47Obama Can Still Save His Presidency
Appearing in: Forbes.com For the past decade a large coterie of pundits, prognosticators and their media camp followers have insisted that growth in America would be concentrated in places hip […]
Appearing in: Politico.com You would think, given the massive dissatisfaction with an economy that guarantees mega-bonuses for the rich and continued high unemployment, that the GOP would smell an opportunity. […]
Appearing in: Forbes.com With autocratic states like China and Russia looking poised for economic recovery, it’s often hard to make the case for ideals such as democracy and rule of […]
Appearing in: Forbes.com Beltway politicians and economists can argue themselves silly about the impact of the Obama administration’s stimulus program, but outside the beltway the discussion is largely over. On […]
Appearing in: Forbes.com Barack Obama’s seemingly inexplicable winning of the Nobel Peace Prize says less about him than about the current mentality of Europe’s leadership class. Lacking any strong, compelling […]
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Appearing in: Newsweek On almost any night of the week, Churchill’s Restaurant is hopping. The 10-year-old hot spot in Rockville Centre, Long Island, is packed with locals drinking beer and […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jkotkin_logo.png00Joel Kotkin/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jkotkin_logo.pngJoel Kotkin2009-10-10 06:46:392017-02-24 15:03:41There’s No Place Like Home, Americans are Returning to Localism
Appearing in: Forbes.com Balding, affable and passionate, Uranio Adolfo Arrendondo may not be a general or political leader, but he stands on the front lines of a critical battle facing […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jkotkin_logo.png00Joel Kotkin/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jkotkin_logo.pngJoel Kotkin2009-10-07 23:45:252017-02-24 15:02:31Mexico’s Real War: It’s Not Drugs
Appearing in: Forbes.com You don’t have to be a genius, or a conservative, to recognize that California’s experiment with ultra-progressive politics has gone terribly wrong. Although much of the country […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jkotkin_logo.png00Joel Kotkin/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jkotkin_logo.pngJoel Kotkin2009-09-29 15:46:132017-02-24 15:01:51Purple Politics: Is California Moving to the Center?
Boomer Economy Stunting Growth in Northern California
/in California, Demographics, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes.com The road north across the Golden Gate leads to some of the prettiest counties in North America. Yet behind the lovely rolling hills, wineries, ranches and picturesque […]
Obama Can Still Save His Presidency
/in Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes.com A good friend of mine, a Democratic mayor here in California, describes the Obama administration as “Moveon.org run by the Chicago machine.” This combination may have been […]
Blue State Exodus
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Forbes.com For the past decade a large coterie of pundits, prognosticators and their media camp followers have insisted that growth in America would be concentrated in places hip […]
GOP Needs Economic Populism
/in Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: Politico.com You would think, given the massive dissatisfaction with an economy that guarantees mega-bonuses for the rich and continued high unemployment, that the GOP would smell an opportunity. […]
Let Freedom Ring: Democracy and Prosperity are Inextricably Linked
/in Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes.com With autocratic states like China and Russia looking poised for economic recovery, it’s often hard to make the case for ideals such as democracy and rule of […]
Stimulate Yourself!
/in Rural Policy, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes.com Beltway politicians and economists can argue themselves silly about the impact of the Obama administration’s stimulus program, but outside the beltway the discussion is largely over. On […]
Our Euro President
/in Demographics, PoliticsAppearing in: Forbes.com Barack Obama’s seemingly inexplicable winning of the Nobel Peace Prize says less about him than about the current mentality of Europe’s leadership class. Lacking any strong, compelling […]
There’s No Place Like Home, Americans are Returning to Localism
/in DemographicsAppearing in: Newsweek On almost any night of the week, Churchill’s Restaurant is hopping. The 10-year-old hot spot in Rockville Centre, Long Island, is packed with locals drinking beer and […]
Mexico’s Real War: It’s Not Drugs
/in Demographics, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes.com Balding, affable and passionate, Uranio Adolfo Arrendondo may not be a general or political leader, but he stands on the front lines of a critical battle facing […]
Purple Politics: Is California Moving to the Center?
/in California, Demographics, PoliticsAppearing in: Forbes.com You don’t have to be a genius, or a conservative, to recognize that California’s experiment with ultra-progressive politics has gone terribly wrong. Although much of the country […]