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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
God and the Pandemic
/in ReligionDuring this most miserable of years, religion, like virtually every major social institution, has been profoundly disrupted by the pandemic.
Peak Progressive?
/in California, The Economy, Urban AffairsIn the minds of most progressives, as well as some horrified conservatives, California is the harbinger of America’s future. Its former broad-based economy is now mostly driven by “high tech” – and tech is leaving.
The End of Innovation: Exposing California
/in Podcast, PoliticsIn this episode of the Feudal Future podcast, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky talk with Tracy Hernandez about the end of innovation exposing California’s need to focus on job creation, electing public officials with job creating focus and ability.
Flight of the Icons: California Anti-Business Policies Driving Out Innovation Industries
/in California, Politics, The Economyby Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky — It’s hard to say the word “innovation” and not think of California. But today, the state’s anti-business policies are driving out innovation industries.
The Big Thing That Trump Got Right and Biden Can’t Afford to Screw Up
/in Politics, The EconomyThe big thing that Trump got right and Biden can’t afford to screw up again: Trump promised a boom that wouldn’t just help the rich. Until the pandemic, he was delivering on that promise.
Chicago & Positioning: Becoming The Next Middle Class Hub
/in Podcast, PoliticsIn this episode of the Feudal Future podcast, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky talk with Pete Saunders about how Chicago can better position itself to become the next middle class hub.
Why Trump’s America Will Live On
/in Politics, The EconomyTrump may soon be out of power, but many of his views on international trade, media, economics and immigration will continue to influence politics for the next decade.
The Real Fascist Threat Was Never Trump—It’s Corporate Power
/in Politics, The EconomyWe cannot hope to have a functional democracy when property and information are controlled by a small number of companies tightly allied with political power.
Look to Orange County for How to Turn California Purple
/in California, PoliticsFor decades, Orange County was a reliable incubator of conservative politics but more recently has been seen as “tilting blue”. Yet this November’s election results tell a more nuanced story.
America Isn’t Falling Apart. It’s Still the Land of Opportunity
/in Demographics, PoliticsOver 10 percent of the American electorate was born elsewhere, the highest share in a half-century. All of Donald Trump’s huffing and puffing could not stop this demographic evolution.