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One tax change that should be made — and certainly won’t be
/in Politics, The Economyby George F. Will —
Attempting comprehensive tax reform is like trying to tug many bones from the clamped jaws of many mastiffs. Every provision of the code — now approaching 4 million words — was put there to placate a clamorous faction, or to create a grateful group…
The Politics of Migration: From Blue to Red
/in Demographics, Politics, The Economy, Urban Affairsby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox —
Democratic “blue” state attitudes may dominate the national media, but they can’t yet tell people where to live, which is increasingly in “red” states.
California’s Tribal Politics
/in CaliforniaRather than a functioning democracy, California has become a one-party state dominated by a series of tribes whose special priorities are sacrosanct, however much they might hurt the rest of us…
Leaving California? After Slowing, the Trend Intensifies
/in California, Demographicsby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Given its iconic hold on the American imagination, the idea that more Americans are leaving California than coming breaches our own sense of uniqueness and promise.
To Reunite America, Liberate Cities to Govern Themselves
/in Politics, The EconomyBy Joel Kotkin and Richard Florida — Even setting aside the dysfunction of our national government, the fact is that no top-down, one-size-fits-all set of policies can address the very different conditions that prevail among communities.
The Other California: a Flyover State Within a State
/in California, Demographics, Politics, Rural PolicyCalifornia may never secede, or divide into different states, but it has effectively split into entities that could not be more different.
California: The Republic of Climate
/in California, PoliticsCalifornia could accelerate its ongoing emergence as what could be called “the Republic of Climate” as political leaders pursue policies that keep energy and housing prices high…
The End of the Asian Era
/in California, Demographics, Politics, The Economyby Joel Kotkin
For the past 40 years, the Pacific Rim has been, if you will, California’s trump card. But now, in the age of decelerating globalization…
Gen Xers Mark the Spot in California
/in California, DemographicsGeneration X, the group between the boomers and the millennials, has been largely cast aside in the media and marketing world, victims of their generation’s small size and lack of identity.
Can Tech Oligarchs Thrive Under Trump?
/in Politics, The EconomyWith the first billionaire in the White House, Wall Street booming and, for the first time in almost a decade, very solid and broad based job growth, one would think America’s business elite would be beaming. But that’s not so; the country’s moguls are more divided…