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The Myth of America’s Decline

March 9, 2024/in Demographics, Politics, The Economy

That America’s decline remains a myth at present owes more to natural resources, technological dominance and demographic vitality than to its political leadership.

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Is the Cosmopolis a bust these day?

Cosmopolis or Bust?

March 6, 2024/in Urban Affairs

Three decades ago, author Steve Toulmin published a book in which he argued that the cosmopolis constitutes the true “agenda of modernity.” But across the planet today, the cosmopolitan ideal is under attack from both the nationalist Right and the intersectional Left.

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California's deficit soars as the tech boom in artificial intelligence does not promise lots of new jobs

California Deficit Soars to $73 Billion

March 4, 2024/in California, Politics

California’s deficit soars to $73 billion, as a tech boom in artificial intelligence enriches big tech, but may not create as many jobs as it destroys.

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Teachers Unions Have Turned Our Schools into Woke Brainwashing Camps

February 29, 2024/in Urban Affairs

School choice has become ever more popular as teacher’s unions drive policies that have turned our public schools into brainwashing camps and student performance has declined.

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Why Are Americans Becoming More Stupid?

February 27, 2024/in Demographics, Urban Affairs

The dysfunction in education is evident from top to bottom: from Ivy League outposts down to the secondary schools. Both are producing a generation that is ill-informed, illiterate and innumerate.

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The Class of '24 election is likely to be about economic class divides.

Class of ’24

February 22, 2024/in Demographics, Politics, The Economy

Most political coverage in America revolves around personalities, stratagems, and the cultural issues that appeal to the activist class in both parties. Yet the real determinant in 2024 will not be abortion, “systemic racism,” gender fluidity, or climate change, but deepening class divides.

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Downtown San Francisco is Beyond Redemption

February 20, 2024/in California, Demographics, The Economy, Urban Affairs

Any effort to restore San Francisco’s appeal will need more than an infusion of vulture capital. The city’s problems are essentially demographic and political, and have transformed San Francisco from an icon to a disaster zone, particularly as workers opt for remote work.

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Biden’s Climate Change Reparations Will Bankrupt Americans

February 17, 2024/in Politics

Climate change reparations will likely harm middle and working classes who will foot the bill, even though it is the wealthy and privileged who generate most carbon emissions.

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Unhinged Progressives Are a Gift to Trump

February 15, 2024/in Politics

Biden’s pandering to the progressives on just about everything, combined with persistent inflation, is a gift to the Trump campaign as 65 percent of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction.

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'Decolonized' universities are leading to educational decline in Canada

‘Decolonized’ Universities Dividing Canadians

February 12, 2024/in Politics, Urban Affairs

In Canada, as in the U.S., school curricula are becoming increasingly politicized and decolonized universities increasingly work to undermine and divide nations.

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