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Steve Hilton’s Rise Won’t Kill California ProgressivismJune 3, 2026 - 11:40 am
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The Future of Cities: False Dawn – The Future of Work and Cities After the Illusions of Globalizat …
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsThe disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of remote work, and partial de-globalization have shattered neoliberal narratives about the future of work and cities. A consensus about what will replace it has yet to emerge.
Savior of the City of Angels
/in California, Politics, Urban AffairsFormer Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan, who died last week, was a savior of the City of Angels at a time when the city desperately needed a turnaround: he helped to reduce crime, slow economic decline, and push a series of improvements.
The Future of Cities: Housing Unaffordability – How We Got There and What To Do About It
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsUntil 1970, owner-occupied housing was broadly affordable in the U.S.A., at a price-to-income ratio of 2.6. The higher ratios today are evidence that supply has not kept up with demand.
The Inhumanity of the Green Agenda
/in PoliticsThe green agenda has fostered a narrative in which human needs and aspirations have taken a back seat to the green austerity of Net Zero and ‘degrowth’.
Things Are Different Downtown
/in The Economy, Urban AffairsThings are different downtown post-COVID; a long-term decline of urban growth persists as many workers choose to work from home or in nearby suburban centers. How can cities transform for a better future?
The Future of Cities: California’s Inland Empire
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsIt’s always been a mug’s fame to bet against New York City, which was counted out only to quickly bounce back after 9/11 and again in 2008 after the financial system nearly collapsed.
The End of the Silicon Valley Dream
/in CaliforniaThe early Silicon Valley dream —and culture— was created by entrepreneurial outsiders who genuinely wanted to make the world better. Today little remains of that culture.
Rescuing Ireland Won’t Save Biden
/in PoliticsThe key challenge for Biden and the Democrats lies not in promoting his leadership profile, but in distancing the party from the divisive agenda associated with progressive politics.
China Wants to Vassalize the West — Trudeau and Biden Want to Let It
/in PoliticsThroughout history, more powerful nations have preyed on smaller ones, as is now being demonstrated by Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Yet for those outside Europe, China’s economic power makes it a far more formidable threat to democracy than neo-tsarist Russia.
The Future of Cities: The Evolution of New York City Politics
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsIt’s always been a mug’s fame to bet against New York City, which was counted out only to quickly bounce back after 9/11 and again in 2008 after the financial system nearly collapsed.