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Mayors Won’t Rule the World
/in PoliticsEarlier in this decade, cities—the bigger and denser the better—appeared as the planet’s geographic stars. According to the 2013 book If Mayors Ruled the World, everyone would be better off if state rule were replaced by rule from the most evolved urban areas.
Giving Thanks Matters
/in Demographics, ReligionThanksgiving may be approaching, but its chief value, that of gratitude, seems oddly out of fashion.
Stomping on the Suburbs
/in Politics, Urban AffairsFor generations, Australia has enjoyed among the highest living standards in the world. The “Australian dream”, embodied largely by owning a single-family home with a small backyard, included well over 70 per cent of households.
Unsustainable California
/in California, Politics, Rural PolicyCalifornia’s natural disasters have sparked a new wave of pessimism about the state’s future, while obscuring the fact the greatest challenge facing the state comes not from burning forests or lack of precipitation but from a society divided between a small but influential wealthy class and an ever-expanding poverty population.
Jews Could Swing the 2020 Election — and Why That’s Not a Good Thing
/in Demographics, Politics, ReligionIn our selfie-defined culture, it’s usually considered a good thing to get attention, the more the better. But it may not be the case for Jews, or for Israel, to be caught in the firestorm that is burning through American politics in ways not seen since the Second World War.
Gov. Newsom Throws California’s Interior Under the Bus
/in California, Politics, Rural PolicyGov. Gavin Newsom has committed himself to look for ways of “unlocking the enormous potential” of the Central Valley, but in reality he seems more interested in slamming the door to its prosperity behind him.
Climate Stalinism
/in Politics, The EconomyThe Left’s fixation on climate change is cloaked in scientism, deploying computer models to create the illusion of certainty. Ever more convinced of their role as planetary saviors, radical greens are increasingly intolerant of dissent or any questioning of their policy agenda.
The Slaughter of the Tech Unicorns
/in California, Politics, The EconomyAfter nearly two triumphant decades marked by an unprecedented accumulation of both wealth and power, our tech oligarchy seems to be running out of luck. Newly issued IPOs—Uber, Lyft and Slack—are losing value, while others in the on-desk circle, such as the once widely anticipated We, are headed back to the bench.
Media Meltdowns and Political Polarization
/in PoliticsThe mainstream media increasingly appears much like the classic tale of the boy who cried wolf so often that when the wolf showed up no one believed him. The media’s credibility in the ongoing impeachment saga is now widely doubted, even if this time they may actually be right about presidential misdeeds.
China’s Looming Class Struggle
/in PoliticsWesterners tend to identify China’s coming political crisis with developments such as the brave, educated, and often English-speaking protests in Hong Kong. Although they undoubtedly pose an annoyance to Xi Jinping’s regime, the real existential challenge to the regime derives not from China’s middle orders but from the very classes that gave birth to the Communist regime.