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California’s Housing Problems Require a Better Solution than Densify, Densify, Densify
/in California, Urban AffairsThe Palisades and Eaton fires represent thousands of personal tragedies, but they also constitute a collective disaster, adding new housing shortages to California’s already massive shortfall
Why Jews Are Fleeing the West
/in Urban AffairsJewish history has long been defined by migratory movements away from trouble and towards safer places. Over the past half millennia, the safest harbours for ‘the world’s foster children’, as […]
The Democratic Bourgeoisie is Fighting to Take the Party Back from the Left
/in California, PoliticsOnce strong backers of progressives, the Democratic bourgeoisie – aghast at urban decay – have decided to try to save their cities.
America First Can’t Be America Alone
/in Politics, Urban AffairsWhat his fans call Donald Trump’s drive for “muscular pax Americana” is not exactly warming hearts around the world. Will America first end up with America alone?
The Return of American Class Politics
/in Politics, The EconomyIn Biden’s farewell address, his populist appeal to Main Street over Wall Street reflects the revival of something we haven’t seen in years: class politics.
Trumps Assault on DEI Will Bring Us Closer to a Post-Racial America
/in PoliticsWith Trump’s orders to dismantle the ubiquitous regime of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), he may have accelerated America’s evolution into a post-racial society.
These Mayors Understand How to Run a City
/in Urban AffairsReform minded mayors — such as Houston’s John Whitmire, Fort Worth’s Mattie Parker, and San Francisco’s newly elected Mayor Dan Lurie — are seeking to address harsh urban realities with good governance to restore urban vitality.
LA Fires Extinguished Gavin Newsom’s Presidential Dream
/in Urban AffairsTwo years ago Gavin Newsom was widely seen as a rising Democratic star and likely future presidential candidate. Meanwhile Donald Trump, facing massive legal troubles and the results of his […]
How Governable is Los Angeles?
/in California, PoliticsLos Angeles is being investigated, pilloried and derided over the horrific loss of life and property in the 2025 fires. Certainly, Mayor Karen Bass, the City Council and the county Board of Supervisors, and many of their recent predecessors, have not convinced the world that L.A. is a governable city.