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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.
Podcast Episode 12: Kyle Harper
/in Podcast, The Economy, Urban AffairsOn this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Kyle Harper, Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma. Their discussion looks to the fall of Rome to help understand the problems of today. Kyle’s book, The Fall of Rome takes a look at infectious disease as part of the destruction of Rome.
Will the Cultural Revolution Be Canceled?
/in Demographics, PoliticsIt’s an article of faith among both conservatives and many liberals that we’re being swept by a cultural revolution destined to transform American society, but will this woke revolution wind up getting canceled?
The Coronavirus Reopened America’s Wounds — and Poured Salt in Them
/in Politics, The Economy, Urban AffairsThe coronavirus reopened America’s wounds as it devastated with alarming efficiency minorities and the impoverished, particularly in cities, while accelerating America’s return to a more hierarchical and far less democratic society. Meanwhile, the affluent were able to work from home.
Virtual Town Hall — Middle Class Survival Strategies
/in The EconomyJoin us October 17th for a live interactive webinar on how the middle class can survive and thrive during this time of social and economic uncertainty.
An “Ecotopian” Future: Can California’s Green Extremism Go National?
/in CaliforniaCalifornia’s green extremism leads the state to issue counter-productive mandates for electrification of everything while reducing its generating capacity, — and Gov. Newsom now wants to ban the sale of new gasoline engine vehicles by 2035.
Podcast Episode 11: Fred and Harry Siegel
/in Podcast, The Economy, Urban AffairsOn this episode of Feudal Future, hosts, Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by guests Harry and Fred Siegel. Fred is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. His son, Harry is a senior editor at the Daily Beast. Their conversation covers the future trends of cities, the workforce, and Manhattan.
Americans Won’t Live in the Pod
/in Demographics, Politics, Urban AffairsFighting for the middle class dominates political rhetoric, on the Right and Left. Yet both now often undermine single-family home ownership.
Blue Today, Bluer Tomorrow
/in Demographics, PoliticsEven if Trump is somehow reelected, the wielders of power and influence — academia, media, Wall Street, Hollywood, the big-tech oligarchs, the dominant nonprofits, and the governmental apparat — will remain deep blue for the foreseeable future.
Podcast Episode 10: How COVID is Shifting Corporate Location Strategy
/in Podcast, The Economy, Urban AffairsIn this episode of Feudal Future, Jay Garner join hosts Joel and Marshall to explore site selection and how COVID is shifting corporate location strategy.