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The Immigration Dilemma
/in PoliticsAppearing in: The Orange County Register In often needlessly harsh ways, President Donald Trump is forcing Americans to face issues that have been festering for decades, but effectively swept under […]
Kevin Starr, Chronicler of the California Dream
/in CaliforniaAppearing in: The Orange County Register
In a way now rare and almost archaic, Kevin Starr, who died last week at age 76, believed in the possibilities of California…
Loyal Opposition Versus Resistance to Trump
/in PoliticsAppearing in: The Orange County Register
Perhaps nothing has made modern progressivism look sillier than the often hysterical reaction to the election of Donald Trump.
California as Alt-America
/in CaliforniaAppearing in: Real Clear Politics
In 1949 the historian Carey McWilliams defined California as the “the Great Exception” — a place so different from the rest of America as to seem almost a separate country.
The Irony That Could Trip Up Trump’s Quest To Make The U.S. Economy ‘Great Again’
/in PoliticsAppearing in: Forbes
Perhaps no president in recent history has more pressure on him to perform economic miracles than Donald Trump.
California’s Racial Politics Harming Minorities
/in California, PoliticsAppearing in: Orange County Register
Across the country, white voters placed Donald Trump in office by a margin of 21 points over Clinton. Their backing helped the GOP gain control of a vast swath of local offices nationwide.
Obama’s Not so Glorious Legacy
/in PoliticsAppearing in: Orange County Regiser
Like a child star who reached his peak at age 15, Barack Obama could never fulfill the inflated expectations that accompanied his election.
How Post-Familialism Will Shape the New Asia
/in DemographicsAppearing in: Forbes
Surprisingly, the modern focal point for postfamilial urbanism comes from eastern Asia, where family traditionally exercised a powerful, even dominant influence over society.
Generation X’s Moment Of Power Is Almost Here
/in Demographics, PoliticsAppearing in: Forbes
It certainly seems as if boomers are in charge in America now, with Donald Trump about to move into the White House and members of the generation in the majority in Congress.
Progressives Have Let Inner Cities Fail for Decades. President Trump Could Change That.
/in Politics, Urban AffairsAppearing in: The Daily Beast
When Donald Trump described the “devastating” conditions in America’s inner cities, emphasizing poor schools and lack of jobs, he was widely denounced for portraying our urban centers…