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The Glory—and Risk—of Cities
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsThe glory of cities is to serve as places of interaction between people and economies. Yet throughout history—from Roman times to the present—this advantage has also entailed exposure to deadly contagions.
Hygienic Fascism: Turning the World Into a ‘Safe Space’ — But at What Cost?
/in Politics, The EconomyEven as we try to battle the COVID-19 pestilence, we may be contracting a more dangerous virus — hygienic fascism. This involves a process when our political leaders defer to a handful of “experts,” who impose highly draconian regulations based on certain assumptions about public health, without popular recourse.
One Nation, Under Lockdown, Divided by Pandemic
/in Demographics, Politics, The EconomyThe last thing this divided Republic needs is more polarization, but America is now further divided by pandemic, in large part by the different experiences of various localities and in how economies function from region to region.
The Pandemic Road to Serfdom
/in Politics, The EconomyEven before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, America, like most higher-income countries, was already heading toward a neo-feudal future: massive inequality, ever-greater concentrations of power, and increasingly widespread embrace of a uniform (albeit secular) religion.
Letter from Los Angeles: The Death of Small Business is a Tragedy for Jewish Community and Democracy
/in California, The Economy, Urban AffairsA great connoisseur as well as sworn enemy of the free market, Vladimir Lenin might smile a bit if he witnessed what is now happening to small businesses in the current Covid-19 pandemic.
The Coronavirus Means You May Have Seen Your Last Skyscraper, New York
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsDespite the warnings of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others, the COVID-19 death rate in the United States appears to be more than twice as high in large urban counties as in high-density suburbs, and nearly twice as high in high-density suburbs than in lower-density ones.
Triumph of the Woke Oligarchs
/in California, Politics, Rural Policy, The EconomyPerhaps nothing spells the triumph of California’s progressive oligarchy more than Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to off-load the state’s recovery strategy to a task force co-chaired by hedge-fund billionaire Tom Steyer.
Angelenos Love Suburban Sprawl: Coronavirus Proves Then Right
/in California, Urban AffairsFor nearly a century, Los Angeles’ urban form has infuriated urbanists who prefer a more concentrated model built around a single central core. Yet, in the COVID-19 pandemic, our much-maligned dispersed urban pattern has proven a major asset.
California’s Post-Corona Challenges
/in California, Politics, The EconomyCalifornia has, at least to date, escaped the worst effects of Covid-19 but faces serious post-corona challenges: the likely scenario of falling revenues and soaring demand for government services. Most critical will be the effect of the virus on the state’s already-severe income inequality and poverty.
Viral Politics
/in Politics, The EconomyLong after the pandemic has receded, its long-term impact on our society and political life will continue. Just as plagues past have reshaped the trajectory of cities and civilizations, sometimes with fearsome morbidity, COVID-19 is already having a profoundly disruptive impact on our political future.