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President Biden ends his reelection campaign, opening the way for Democrats to move forward.

After Biden the Democrats Should Welcome Defeat

July 23, 2024/in Politics

If a second Trump presidency is inevitable, perhaps the Democrats should see defeat not as “the end of democracy”, as is too often asserted, but instead as the spark for a much-needed political makeover.

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Economically, red state cities such as Dallas, Texas — are winning.

The Triumph of Red States

July 23, 2024/in Demographics, The Economy

Forget the presidential election. The real contest about the future direction of the country has already taken place, and it’s the red states that are clearly winning.

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America's oligarchs are increasingly divided in their political endorsements.

Trump is Dividing America’s Oligarchs

July 20, 2024/in Politics

The importance of endorsements from tech CEOs, as well as others from Wall Street and Silicon Valley, reflect America’s increasingly oligarch-dominated political system.

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Outmigration of conservatives is driving a golden state realignment further left.

A Golden State Realignment?

July 18, 2024/in California, Demographics

In the past, those who flocked to the Golden State brought diverse political views but today, outmigration tends to be a more conservative cohort, resulting in progressive dominance.

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Canadians celebrate Canada Day, watching a parade.

Truths From a ‘Settler Colony’ That Needs to Embrace a United Future

July 12, 2024/in Demographics, Politics

Canadians are schooled to believe that their country is essentially a “settler” colony, whose very existence largely echoes the racist European past.

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President Biden visits a NREL facility in Colorado.

The Democrats’ Civil War Has Begun

July 6, 2024/in Politics

Let the great Democratic civil war begin. The impending demise of Joe Biden and the patched-together coalition he represents is threatening to accelerate the intra-party conflicts his presidency was meant to assuage.

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Are Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom likely successors to President Joe Biden?

Biden’s California Successors Would Be Terrible for America

July 3, 2024/in California, Politics

Two Californians, Governor Gavin Newsom and Vice President Kamala Harris, are widely seen as the most likely successors to doddering President Joe Biden.

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Voters cast their ballots in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Election: An Old Picture Changes

June 26, 2024/in Demographics, Politics

For much of modern American history, the support enjoyed by the two main political parties has hewed to a particular ethnic pattern. Today that picture is shattering as economic changes are shifting political alliances.

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The first launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket on January 6, 2018 from Kennedy Space Center.Daniel Oberhaus, used under CC 4.0 License

The Space Race Gets Serious

June 24, 2024/in Politics

We are shifting from the early era of space exploration to a more serious phase extending ever further from Earth’s orbit, focused on key opportunities such as mining and manufacturing as well as military purposes.

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1950s family in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The Road to Neo-Feudalism

June 21, 2024/in The Economy, Urban Affairs

In a growing number of places, the aspiration of home ownership is being systematically undermined with grave implications for liberal democracy, the economy, and even fertility.

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