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Economic Civil War
/in California, Demographics, Politics, Rural Policy, The Economy, Urban Affairs /by Joel KotkinOur national divide is usually cast in terms of ideology, race, climate, and gender. But it might be more accurate to see our national conflict as regional and riven by economic function.
The New American Judaism
/in Religion /by Joel Kotkin and Edward Heymanby Joel Kotkin and Edward Heyman — How COVID, suburban migration, and technology are sweeping away Judaism’s legacy institutions and shaping a new form of American Jewish identity.
The Passing of a Party? The Future of the GOP
/in Podcast, Religion /by videoIn this episode of the Feudal Future Podcast, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky talk with Charles Blain, Brian Calle, and Cullum Clark about the future of the GOP.
The Collapse of California
/in California, Politics /by Joel KotkinWith one of the nation’s highest income inequality and its dependence on low-wage workers, the California model may be better seen as a cautionary tale than a roadmap to a better future in the digital age.
Environmentalism is the New War on the Working Class
/in The Economy, Urban Affairs /by Joel KotkinEnvironmentalism and the “green agenda” has become a set of policies that directly harm working-class interests.
The Other California
/in California, Demographics, The Economy /by Joel Kotkin and Karla López del Rioby Joel Kotkin and Karla López del Rio — For California’s middle and working class, an upwardly mobile future is more likely in its generally more affordable interior, the Inland Empire.
A Test of Strength: Pandemics Through the Eye of Religion with Rev. John L. McCullough
/in Podcast, Religion /by videoIn this episode of the Feudal Future podcast, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky talk with Rev. John L. McCullough about the impact of COVID on faith-based organizations and how religion will reinvent itself through this pandemic.
If Biden Can’t Build a Better Economy, America is In Trouble
/in Politics /by JK-adminIf Joe Biden wants his return to normalcy to be any more successful than his predecessor’s appeal to greatness, he’ll need to take on the real issues dragging red and blue America down: economic torpor, ever increasing inequality, and policies that diminish people’s prospects.
Woke Politics Are a Disaster for Minorities
/in Politics /by Joel KotkinWill progressive policies translate to better lives for minorities? History suggests that they could be a disaster
Making America California
/in California, Politics /by Joel KotkinAs the Biden administration settles in and begins to formulate its agenda, progressive pundits, politicians, and activists point to California as a role model for national policy. If the administration listens to them, it would prove a disaster for America’s already-beleaguered middle and working classes.