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I’d Like to Believe California Can Be Saved from the LeftJune 8, 2026 - 11:45 am
The Strange Afterlife of FascismJune 5, 2026 - 11:40 am
Steve Hilton’s Rise Won’t Kill California ProgressivismJune 3, 2026 - 11:40 am
The Anti-AI Backlash is Building Against Tech Oligarchs Playing GodJune 1, 2026 - 11:40 am
Democrats Risk Blowback with Leftward Turn
/in California, PoliticsWith progressive Democrats in almost total control of California, and easily winning the money race, there’s no compelling reason to expect that they will face much opposition soon. Yet at a hearing I attended last month, I may have gotten a glimpse of potential blowback against the party’s ever accelerating leftward turn.
The Two Middle Classes
/in Politics, The EconomyPoliticians across the Western world like to speak fondly of the “middle class” as if it is one large constituency with common interests and aspirations. But, as Karl Marx observed, the middle class has always been divided by sources of wealth and worldview. Today, it is split into two distinct, and often opposing, middle classes.
The West Turns Red?
/in Politics, The EconomyWill the West turn red? The new socialism represents, like Trumpian populism, a response to such phenomena as globalization, the rising power of finance and technological change.
Why Can’t California Create Viable National Leaders Anymore?
/in California, PoliticsCalifornia politicians like Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan achieved national power, establishing the primary strands of conservative thought. Yet since Brown’s last attempt to win the White House a quarter-century ago, no presidential candidate from California has made a serious bid.
The Luxury City is Going Bust
/in Urban AffairsIn a year when two boosters of the “luxury city,” Donald Trump and Michael Bloomberg, are vying to run the whole country, the very model that created their “success” is slowly unraveling. After roughly 20 years of big-city progress, measured by economic growth and demographic progress, the dense urban centers, including New York, are again teetering on the brink of decline.
How Different Generations are Influencing Our Politics
/in Demographics, PoliticsRace, gender and class may be shaping our society, but increasingly generational change drives our politics. Yet the key issue here may not be culture but economics.
Red v. Blue
/in Demographics, Politics, The EconomyJoel Kotkin and Wendell Cox – The political and cultural war between red and blue America may not be settled in our lifetimes, but it’s clear which side is gaining ground in economic and demographic terms. In everything from new jobs to fertility rates, population growth, and migration, red states increasingly hold the advantage.
The Democratic Civil War
/in PoliticsThe Democratic Party may be united in their righteous detestation of Donald Trump, but the spirit of comity ends with that; ultimately the Democrats’ civil war reflects conflicts between prime constituencies.
Demographic Undestiny
/in Demographics, Politics, ReligionDemography becomes destiny, the old adage goes. But many of the most confidently promoted demographic predictions have turned out grossly exaggerated or even dead wrong. In many cases they tend to reflect more the aspirations of pundits and reporters than the actual on-the-ground realities.
Big Tech’s Hypocritical Wokeness May Soon Backfire
/in California, Politics, The EconomyIncreasingly, Americans no longer regard our tech oligarchs as modern folk heroes; today companies including Google, Apple and Facebook are suffering huge drops in their reputations among the public.