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Lyndon B. Johnson signing legislation on Liberty Island, NYC

Can Social Democracy Save Capitalism – Again?

January 2, 2026/in Politics, The Economy, Urban Affairs

Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration this week as New York City mayor is a moment of reckoning for those who care about preserving the American way of life. As a matter of […]

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Zoomers embracing extremist ideas right and left.

Why Are Zoomers Embracing Extremist Ideas?

December 24, 2025/in Demographics

Conservatives have rightly denounced the extremist tendency among young progressives, but there’s a similar problem now evident on the Right. A new Manhattan Institute study of Generation-Z Republicans confirms this […]

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America's recent migration patterns favor Texas and Florida over the historic gold rush to California.

America’s Great Migration

December 23, 2025/in Demographics

‘For many states that were once great have now become small; and those that were great in my time were small formerly. Knowing therefore that human prosperity never continues in […]

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Canada's leaders are facing reality about balancing energy needs with climate policy

Carney Faces Up to the Reality of Trudeau’s Climate Fantasies

December 20, 2025/in Politics

Sometimes policy change is necessitated by reality. The welcome new entente cordiale between Ottawa and Alberta, fast tracking new energy developments, marks a pleasant example.

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Equal but separate

Equal But Separate

December 17, 2025/in Demographics, Urban Affairs

Even as many scholars and pundits deny the differences between the sexes and vastly expand the concept of gender, society is increasingly dividing along these clear and simple lines.

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Mamdani's election may not change the trajectory of NYC as a city of the super-rich

New York is Becoming the Next London, Home Only to Immigrants and the Super-rich

December 15, 2025/in Demographics, The Economy, Urban Affairs

The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York – alongside the victory of similarly hard-Left candidates in other mayoral races – has left some predicting that urban America […]

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California's recent tech job losses won't help Newsom in his expected presidential run

California Job Cuts Will Hurt Gavin Newsom’s White House Run

December 11, 2025/in California, Politics, The Economy

California Governor Gavin Newsom loves to describe his state as “an economic powerhouse”. Yet he’s far more reluctant to acknowledge its dramatically worsening employment picture. According to new outplacement figures, […]

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California's unaffordable housing and other costs of living are failing its minorities.

How California is Failing Its Latino Population

December 10, 2025/in California, Demographics, The Economy

Few states so self-righteously proclaim their commitment to helping minorities like California does. Gov. Gavin Newsom rarely misses an opportunity to assert his solidarity with people of color, proclaiming in […]

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Gavin Newsom's next move

Slouching Towards Gavin Newsom

December 3, 2025/in California, Politics

More through historical accident than anything else, Gavin Newsom has emerged as the de facto leader of the Democratic resistance. His dubious attempt to redistrict California along partisan lines won […]

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Anti-woke media, such as family — and faith friendly films, are making a comeback.

An Anti-woke Counter-revolution is Sweeping Through the Media

December 1, 2025/in Politics, Urban Affairs

The purchase of Paramount and CBS by David Ellison – scion of Larry Ellison, the world’s third-richest man, with a $250 billion tech fortune – marks a shift away from […]

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