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Crumbling Democratic empire is a result of ignoring the sentiments of legions of Democratic voters.

The Crumbling of the Democratic Empire

November 7, 2024/in Politics

Ever since the rise of Barack Obama, Democrats have seen themselves as destined to rule. But the crumbling of the Democratic empire is down to ignoring the sentiments of legions of Democratic voters.

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Kamala Harris campaign rally at the Ellipse, by Rob Pegoraro.

How Wokeness Could Cost the Democrats the Election

November 4, 2024/in Politics

Could wokeness cost the Democrats the election? The party has been influenced by the progressive left in recent election cycles but outside of the biggest cities and college towns, progressives are thin on the ground.

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America's future seems to be in the South, both politically and demographically.

America’s Future Lies in the South

November 2, 2024/in Religion, Urban Affairs

Though the South was crushed back in 1865, it now holds America’s destiny in its hands. Now crucial to the country’s immediate electoral future, broader demographic trends are on its side too.

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Latinos protest disorder at the border

Latino Voters Are Abandoning Kamala Harris and the Democrats

November 1, 2024/in Demographics, Politics

Support for the Democrats among black voters shows signs of some erosion, but it’s Latinos – now the country’s largest racial minority – who may prove the critical decider of […]

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Highly educated and facing a dismal future is a recipe for a new revolutionary class.

The New Revolutionary Class

October 30, 2024/in Urban Affairs

A highly educated class that faces a constrained future has played a role in historic revolutionary upheavals — and could potentially do so here in the United States.

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Will Kamala Harris succeed in increasing the supply of houses? In California, she wielded environmental laws to hinder new residential development.

How Harris Obstructed California Home Construction

October 28, 2024/in Politics

As California’s attorney general, she wielded the state’s environmental laws against new residential developments, exacerbating the affordability crisis that her campaign plan aims to address.

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Ontario, California - an exurban community has long been more affordable that Los Angeles

The West Faces a New Type of Housing Crisis

October 25, 2024/in Urban Affairs

Throughout the West, particularly the Anglosphere, housing costs are ravaging the middle class. Home ownership, long the key to social mobility, is on the decline, particularly among younger generations and […]

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Can the west survive four years of either Harris or Trump?

Can the West Survive Four Years of Harris or Trump?

October 23, 2024/in Politics

Can the U.S. survive either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris over the next four years? With either, the next president is likely to weaken America’s political influence as a leader of the West.

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Los Angeles is declining in middle-class population, and along with them, jobs are also leaving the area.

How the City of Angels Went to Hell

October 21, 2024/in California, Urban Affairs

A journey through Los Angeles, offers a masterclass in urban dysfunction. Once a middle-class haven with a broad industrial base, LA now suffers the highest poverty rates in the state.

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"Dark MAGA" Elon supports Trump while many tech oligarchs support Harris. Neither are aligned with the needs of the middle and working class.

Elon Musk and Woke Capital are in a Battle for the Future of America

October 18, 2024/in Politics, Urban Affairs

Campaign ads may target the middle and working class, but the real battle for America may be over which cabal of monied lords triumphs on the electoral battlefield.

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