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Globalism fail

Why Globalism Failed

July 26, 2023/in Urban Affairs

Not so long ago, the West was captivated by visions of the ‘end of history’. Francis Fukuyama, Thomas Friedman, Kenichi Ohmae and others envisaged the permanent triumph of a global […]

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Does technology and AI spell the rise of an age of anti-humanism?

Woe, the Humanity: How AI Fits into Rising Anti-Humanism

July 24, 2023/in Demographics

by Joel Kotkin and Samuel J. Abrams — The astounding capabilities of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence have triggered fears about the coming age of machines leaving little place for human creativity or employment.

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Does Bidenomics work for Iowans — and most Americans?Gage Skidmore, used under CC 2.0 License

Bidenomics Isn’t Working

July 20, 2023/in Politics, Rural Policy, The Economy

Joe Biden is on the campaign trail touting the economy under his leadership, but is ‘Bidenomics’ working for most Americans?

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Concentrated wealth is killing capitalism — which has always been about aspiration and opportunity

The New Corporatism That’s Killing Capitalism

July 17, 2023/in The Economy

As economic power and wealth becomes ever more concentrated in fewer hands, the emerging economy is not likely to be either especially egalitarian or liberal.

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Gavin Newsom: The President Nobody Needs

July 14, 2023/in Politics

Gavin Newsom may be an object of desire for many Democrats, but California’s economic inequality makes him a potential candidate for President that nobody needs.

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Suburban neighborhoods

Urban Sprawl, the Environmentally Friendly Answer to Expensive Housing

July 7, 2023/in Urban Affairs

Where governments have embraced such things as “urban growth boundaries” and greenbelts that restrict new housing on the fringe, expensive housing is the result.

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France protests the police killing of a teenager

France’s Riots are Following the George Floyd Playbook

July 7, 2023/in Urban Affairs

A lack of economic opportunity, crowded living conditions and frustration at repeated conflicts with police are all contributing factors to France’s riots.

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

Kill Off the Old City So New Cities Can Be Born

July 6, 2023/in Demographics, Urban Affairs

Even as urban centers struggle, their peripheries are flourishing. These are the emerging new cities of today’s American urban landscape.

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Electric vehicles are likely to remain unaffordable for most

This Rush to Electric Cars is a Colossal Mistake

July 6, 2023/in Politics

The rush to electric vehicles may—once again, make automobile ownership a luxury item and threaten the mobility of all but the wealthiest among us.

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America may be the luckiest country on the planet

The Luckiest Country

July 4, 2023/in Politics, The Economy

America, the proverbial lucky fool, remains, despite itself, the world’s leading military power and largest economy. This has little to do with the genius of our leadership, but largely despite them.

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