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As Partisan Rancor Rises, States That Back a Loser Will Be Punished
/in PoliticsAppearing in: The Daily Beast Never mind the big-tent debate talk from both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney about how their respective politics will benefit all Americans. There’s a broader, […]
The Hollow Boom Of Brooklyn: Behind Veneer Of Gentrification, Life Gets Worse For Many
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Forbes.com After a decade of increasingly celebrated gentrification, many believe Brooklyn — the native borough of both my parents — finally has risen from the shadows that were […]
America’s Last Politically Contested Territory: The Suburbs
/in Demographics, Politics, Urban AffairsAppearing in: The Daily Beast Within the handful of swing states, the presidential election will come down to a handful of swing counties: namely the suburban voters who reside in […]
The Changing Geography of Asian America: To The South And The Suburbs
/in DemographicsAppearing in: Forbes.com “There’s nothing wrong with New York that a million Chinese couldn’t cure,” the urban geographer George Sternlieb once quipped. It may be an exaggeration, but rising Asian […]
Barack Obama’s New Chicago Politics Abandon Bill Clinton’s Winning Coalition
/in Demographics, PoliticsAppearing in: The Daily Beast While the Democratic convention this week celebrates the party’s new coalition, Bill Clinton will no doubt try to recapture the white middle class that’s largely […]
The Unseen Class War That Could Decide The Presidential Election
/in Demographics, Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes Much is said about class warfare in contemporary America, and there’s justifiable anger at the impoverishment of much of the middle and working classes. The Pew Research […]
Utah Up, Chicago Down: Why Mitt Romney Should Embrace His Mormonism
/in PoliticsAppearing in: The Daily Beast In his run for the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney downplayed his Mormonism—referring only to “faith” or “shared values”—in the face of small-minded members of the […]
America’s Baby Bust: How The Great Recession Has Jeopardized Our Demographic Health
/in Demographics, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes At the turn of the century, America’s biggest advantage was its relatively vibrant demographics. In sharp contrast with its major competitors — the E.U., Russia, China, Japan […]
The U.S. Cities Getting Smarter The Fastest
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Forbes.com It’s a commonplace among pundits and economic developers that smart people flock to “smart” places like sparrows to Capistrano. Reflecting the conventional wisdom, The New York Times […]
America’s Future Is Taking Shape In The Suburbs
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Forbes.com For nearly a generation, pundits, academics and journalists have written off suburbia. They predict that the future lies in the cities, with more Americans living in smaller […]