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I’d Like to Believe California Can Be Saved from the LeftJune 8, 2026 - 11:45 am
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Elite Democrats Could Destroy the Middle Class if Biden Wins in 2020
/in Politics, The EconomyIf these Democrats win both houses of Congress as well as the White House, things could get far worse for the already beleaguered middle class, which has already been rocked by the pandemic.
America After COVID: What Demographics Tell Us
/in Demographics, Urban Affairsby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — The Covid-19 pandemic, it’s clear, will help reshape America’s economic and demographic future. Yet, many of the trends that we may associate with this reshaping—the rise of online work, a growing interest in suburbia and smaller cities—were already in place before the pandemic. The pandemic did not originate these trends, but it will likely accelerate them.
Democratic Prospects & The Plural Generation with Morley Winograd
/in Demographics, Podcast, Politics, The Economy, Urban AffairsIn this episode of the Feudal Future podcast, Morley Winograd joins hosts Joel and Marshall on Feudal Future Podcast to talk about the 2020 election, and the prospects for a democratic administration should they win.
Democrats’ Energy Dilemma
/in Politics, The EconomyThe biggest challenge facing a putative first-term Joe Biden administration and the Democratic Party may lie with energy policy, where gentry and green wishful thinking confront the daily realities of millions of middle- and working-class Americans.
Politics, Polarization & The Plight Of The Middle & Working Classes With John Russo
/in Podcast, The Economy, Urban AffairsIn this episode of the Feudal Future podcast, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky interview John Russo, co-author of Steel Town USA and a visiting scholar at Georgetown University. John has spent most of his academic career at Youngstown State University in Ohio, and he has spent much time cataloguing the plight of the middle class and working class in the US.
The Roots of California’s Tattered Economy Were Planted Long Before the Coronavirus Arrived
/in California, The Economy, Urban Affairsby Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky — California is in far worse shape economically than the great majority of other states also struggling through the pandemic. COVID-19 may be the primary cause of our current distress, but the evolving structure of our economy has exacerbated this calamity.
Making the Middle Class Wealthier: A Conversation with Joel Kotkin
/in The EconomyJoin Hudson Institute for a discussion with Joel Kotkin about building middle-class wealth and housing opportunities.
Trump Finally Slaps Google with an Anti-Trust Suit, and Protects Democracy
/in PoliticsSometimes Donald Trump does the right thing, even if it may be for the wrong reasons. His Justice Department’s late-term assault on Google for its monopolistic tyranny over search and digital advertising is precisely what is needed.
The Coming Post-COVID Global Order
/in Politics, The EconomyThe coming post-COVID global order threatens to usher in a neo-feudal future, leaving billions stranded permanently in poverty.
Democratic Civil War
/in Demographics, PoliticsThe Democratic Party accommodates Wall Street and tech oligarchies alongside its progressive base and a remnant of traditional working-class voters. This powerful coalition is also a fundamentally unstable one — a three-headed hydra whose heads will soon be biting each other furiously.