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Never Going Back
/in The Economy, Urban Affairsby Joel Kotkin — For months, corporate leaders and real estate brokers have insisted that a return to the office was imminent – but a shift to remote work continues to trend.
Feudal Future Podcast – The Psychological Impact of the Pandemic
/in Podcast, The EconomyOn this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Ross Elliott and Aaron Kheriaty to discuss the psychological impact of the pandemic.
To Make Homeownership Affordable in California, Rethink the Suburbs
/in California, DemographicsCalifornia’s future as a place of aspiration is fading for all but the wealthiest residents — with homeownership not affordable for young people and new immigrants.
GOP Stupidity is Squandering the Opportunity Created by Woke Authoritarians
/in PoliticsRepublicans could capture the confidence of moderates and even liberals deeply alienated by woke authoritarian culture, but instead have chosen to pander to their extremists.
Gavin Newsom Won His Recall. What’s Next for California?
/in California, Politics, The EconomyThe sinking of the state’s once-buoyant middle class undermines the base for a two-party politics in California. The kinds of taxpayers who called the state home during the 1980s and 1990s are leaving, and few families are moving in. Many of the leading companies that employed middle-class workers—McKesson, Hewlett Packard, the oil and aerospace industries—are fleeing at a quickening pace.
Feudal Future Podcast – The Reshoring Revolution
/in Demographics, PodcastOn this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by JR Turner, Michelle Comerford, and Harry Moser to discuss the practice of reshoring, or bringing manufacturing back to the United States.
The Fading Family
/in Demographics, Rural Policy, The Economy, Urban AffairsFor millennia the family has stood as the central institution of society—often changing, but always essential. But across the world, from China to North America, and particularly in Europe, family ties are weakening
Big D is a Big Deal
/in Demographics, Urban Affairsby Joel Kotkin and Cullum Clark — Located on the Southern Plains, the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area —”Big D”, is rapidly emerging as the de facto capital of the American Heartland.
Jim Crow Returns to California
/in Urban AffairsCalifornia’s leaders might see themselves as a vanguard of progressive values. But their climate policies have created a racially segregated state more akin to the Jim Crow era.
Feudal Future Podcast – Inside the Republic of China
/in Demographics, PodcastOn this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Leading Historian Ross Terrill, to discuss the history and likely future of the Republic of China.