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California's agriculture technology is an area where the state excels

Why Agriculture is the Key to California’s Future in Tech

July 3, 2023/in California

The world may see California largely as home to Silicon Valley and Hollywood, but it’s agriculture technology where we can most clearly outshine our competitors.

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Protest against racial affirmative action in college admissions.

Even Progressive Voters Don’t Like Racial Affirmative Action

June 28, 2023/in Demographics, Politics

When even a majority of progressive voters say that colleges should not factor race and ethnicity into the admissions process, affirmative action is not a winning issue.

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The Rise of the Liberal Apostate

June 24, 2023/in Politics

The rise of the liberal apostate, coupled with a growing pushback from grassroots businesses and consumers, represents a far more profound challenge to the established order than the one routinely mounted by conservatives.

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La Jolla, California

Solving the Global Housing Crisis

June 22, 2023/in Politics

The global housing crisis across the high-income world, particularly in the Anglosphere, represents perhaps the single biggest challenge to the future of the middle class.

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A secession movement in northern California

Secession Is a Threat Californians Should Take Seriously

June 20, 2023/in California, Rural Policy

The secession movement is a threat to California, but its more conservative interior is growing in population and could have a moderating influence as the state’s liberal coastal areas loses residents.

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2023 Housing reports examines the high cost of housing in California

Housing Report: Blame Ourselves, Not Our Stars

June 19, 2023/in California, Reports

No issue plagues Californians more than the high cost of housing. By almost every metric—from rents to home prices—Golden State residents suffer the highest burden for shelter of any state in the continental U.S.

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Donald Trump waves goodbye.

Will We Ever See an End to the Donald Trump Show?

June 15, 2023/in Politics

In a perverse way, the wave of indictments against Donald Trump is a win for both Trump himself and for his so-called progressive tormentors. Trump can use the indictments to stir up his rabid base and progressives can do the same. Meanwhile, the nation’s very real problems do not get addressed.

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James Dean was representative of the generational conflict of the 50's and 60's in the U.S.

The Greatest Generational Conflict of All

June 12, 2023/in Demographics, The Economy

Today, there are two generational conflicts in play around the world: one within the depopulating wealthy countries, and another within the more fecund, but far poorer, countries of the developing world.

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Danielle Smith will fight for Alberta, Canada's oil industry — about 30% of its economy

Danielle Smith’s Pro-Growth Rebellion is a Sign of Things to Come

June 9, 2023/in Politics

Danielle Smith recently told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that she will “fight” for the province’s oil industry, which accounts for upwards of 30 per cent of the province’s economy.

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Why Africa is Turning Its Back on the Eco-obsessed West

June 6, 2023/in Politics

African and other developing countries need to grow. They do not embrace Western assumptions about culture, politics and the balance between economic and environmental goals.

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