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How America’s ‘Big Sort’ Will Upend Politics
/in Demographics, PoliticsThe world may not be turning upside down, but it’s certainly tilting. In the long shadow of the pandemic, with war on the European continent and the West and China […]
Views from The Left Coast: The Future of Cities
/in California, DemographicsThe Western US has long been an innovator in developing the urban form, notably in the creation of suburbanized, multipolar cities. Yet now that model is showing strain, and there’s a fierce debate about how western cities should grow.
The Philanthropy Threat
/in Urban AffairsIncreasingly, philanthropy is shifting away from hospitals and libraries toward a progressive agenda that seeks, ultimately, to transform lives through the expansion of state power.
The Future of Cities: The Future of the Big American City Is Not Bright
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsAs COVID-19 begins to wane and become endemic, the question for policymakers, theorists, and Americans at large is: What is in store for our nation’s big cities? Please return weekly to read each chapter as it is published.
The Great Train Robbery
/in PoliticsWe are about to pour an unprecedented $20 billion more into transit, especially subways and other trains even as demographics and changing technology makes it very unlikely that we are about to become a nation of train travelers.
The Future of Cities: The Great Dispersion
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsThis chapter describes general urbanization trends in the United States and around the world, from 1950 to the present. This book is being published as a series, with permission of the American Enterprise Institute. Please return weekly to read each chapter as it is published.
How the California Dream Became a Nightmare
/in California, PoliticsFor Americans, California once looked like the future. It was a state defined by risk-taking and utopian dreaming. Yet for most Californians today, the upward mobility so central to the state’s ethos is rapidly disappearing.
The Rise of the Single Woke Female
/in Demographics, Politicsby Joel Kotkin and Samuel J. Abrams — The rise of the single woke female (SWF) – a twist on the personal ad abbreviation for single white female – is one of the great untold stories of changing American politics.
The Future of Cities: American Aspiration is Metropolitan
/in Urban AffairsBefore urban amenities and jobs existed, these were places of aspirations with ambitious founders.This book is being published as a series, with permission of the American Enterprise Institute. Please return weekly to read each chapter as it is published.
California’s Budget Surplus Has Vanished; Its Economy Faces a Harsh Reality
/in California, The Economyby Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky — California’s budget surplus has vanished and the much-celebrated California boom is facing a harsh reality. This painful reality can be turned to our advantage and help us pivot our economy toward greater economic diversity and opportunity for most Californians.