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I’d Like to Believe California Can Be Saved from the LeftJune 8, 2026 - 11:45 am
The Strange Afterlife of FascismJune 5, 2026 - 11:40 am
Steve Hilton’s Rise Won’t Kill California ProgressivismJune 3, 2026 - 11:40 am
The Anti-AI Backlash is Building Against Tech Oligarchs Playing GodJune 1, 2026 - 11:40 am
Slow Boat from China
/in California, The Economyby Joel Kotkin — Slow boat from China: a broken supply chain is hardly a rich man’s problem—global bankers are having their best year ever—but mostly impacts ordinary folks suffering from rising prices for everything.
Have We Reached the High Water Mark of Woke?
/in PoliticsOver the past decade, the woke agenda has crested like a giant tsunami, covering institutions from the media to the military. But there are signs the woke progressive model has started to lose its appeal, even among liberals.
Confronting the Supply Chain Crisis
/in California, The Economyby Joel Kotkin — A pandemic related supply chain crisis has created the worst delays in modern history, with cargo rates rising to as much as 10 times their pre-pandemic level.
Joe Biden’s Class War
/in Politics, The EconomyPresident Joe Biden may present himself as a ‘working-class hero’, but the sad reality today is that working class wages are in decline.
Feudal Future Podcast – Is There Hope? The Future of California Politics
/in Podcast, The EconomyOn this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Tom Campbell and Shawn Steel to discuss the future of California politics.
The New Face of Autocracy
/in Politics, Urban AffairsWhistleblower testimony this week on Capitol Hill about Facebook’s harms to society overlooked a bigger issue: a tiny handful of oligarchs are dictating what is knowable, or what views are valid as they control the flow of information.
The Great Office Refusal
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsDriven partly by fear of infection, and by the liberating rise of remote work, Americans refuse to return to the office and central business districts continue to struggle.
The COVID Class War: The Obedient Online Educated vs. The IRL Resistance
/in PoliticsThe COVID class war pits two increasingly irreconcilable populations against each other: the obedient online educated and those who refuse restraints.
Can the South Escape its Demons?
/in Demographics, Politics, Rural Policy, The EconomyThe new American Dream has its heart in the states of the old Confederacy. But the South’s rebirth remains threatened by its historical demons: racism, white nationalism and overzealous religious fervor.
Joe Biden, Nowhere Man
/in PoliticsJoe Biden’s beleaguered presidency is less a result of his missteps and more caused by the contradictory nature of his agenda and his party.