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Decline of fact-based journalism in favor of opinion is driving decline of trust in media along partisan divide

The New Age of Agitprop

September 6, 2023/in The Economy

Are we living in a new age of agitprop? It is not unusual for journalism, culture and the arts to reflect the political bias of societies and individual writers. But […]

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President Joe Biden's policies are benefiting red states more than blue states.The White House, used under CC 3.0 License

America’s Blue States Are Faring Worse Under Joe Biden

September 1, 2023/in Politics

Oddly, the strongest support for Joe Biden lies within blue states — notably the West Coast and the Northeast — that are doing most poorly both economically and demographically.

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Adaption is the answer in our response to climate change.

Adaption Is The Answer

August 25, 2023/in Urban Affairs

The question is not so much how we can “fight” climate change but how to do so in a way that does not create other, more disruptive, changes in society and the economy.

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Manhattan and other urban business centers are in peril as workers continue to work remotely.

The Death of the Great American City

August 23, 2023/in Demographics

The decline of the office represents a threat to the very economic function of the great American city, as workers refuse long commutes and continue to work remotely.

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Vivek Ramaswamy reflects the largely unnoticed ascendancy of Indian Americans not only in politics but also in technology, business, and education.Gage Skidmore, under CC SA 2.0 License

Indian Americans Are Finding Their Political Voice

August 21, 2023/in Politics

Ramaswamy reflects the remarkable, and largely unnoticed, ascendancy of the Indian American community not only in politics but also in technology, business, and education.

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Richard Bilkszto Won’t Be the Last Victim of the Diversity-Industrial Complex

August 18, 2023/in Urban Affairs

Bilkszto ran into the buzz saw of an ever expanding “diversity-industrial complex” that, though it harasses some, also provides high wage employment to a generation of college graduates.

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A new middle class rebellion is gaining steam

Class, Nation, and the Future

August 15, 2023/in Politics

While important, cultural issues are not the main concerns of most Americans. Instead, as Gallup surveys reveal, the more critical issues for most remain jobs, housing, and the economy.

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Debating Gavin Newsom Will Boost Ron DeSantis

August 9, 2023/in California, Politics

A potential face-off on Fox TV between Florida’s Ron DeSantis and California’s Gavin Newsom may not remind anyone of Lincoln versus Douglas, or even Kennedy and Nixon.

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Empty downtown areas persist as economic activity moves to the periphery in emerging new cities

Save Our Cities

August 4, 2023/in Urban Affairs

To save our cities, it’s time to create better neighborhoods where people will want to spend their time — instead of building ever bigger high-rise office buildings.

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Sam Altman speaks at a tech conference about artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence is the Crack Cocaine of the Digital Age

July 28, 2023/in The Economy, Urban Affairs

AI may become the crack cocaine of the digital age, offering the highs of facility and speed to the masses without giving most of us anything good.

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