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Lurching to a New Weimar
/in Politics, The EconomyAmerica seems to be heading inexorably toward a Weimar moment, a slide toward political polarization from which it could be increasingly difficult to return.
The Golden State Won’t Glitter for Republicans
/in California, PoliticsCalifornia’s Republican Party was once a force to be feared, not only in the state, but across the country. Nowadays, it’s at most a mild irritant and sometimes a convenient whipping boy for the Democratic progressives…
How About a Fusion Party in the Golden State?
/in California, PoliticsWhat California needs is not a new Republican Party — at least at the state level — but what the late Kevin Starr called “the Party of California.” This party would target the growing independent constituency, now larger than Republicans, as well as Democrats who might be disaffected by their party’s relentless move to the left.
The American Republic Has Lost Adult Supervision
/in PoliticsThe ship known as the American Republic sails on, but its crew is made up of irresponsible and vicious children cast from “Lord of the Flies.” Prisoners of their own emotions, they increasingly seem impervious to the notion that their gyrations might topple their own vessel.
Middle East Cities Should Look Forward—and Back
/in Demographics, Religion, The Economyby Joel Kotkin and Ali Modarres — The Middle East may well be the birthplace of cities, and maybe capitalism itself, but for the most part, it continues to lag in developing a modern, workable urbanism.
Autonomous Cars Are Our Real Future
/in California, Politics, Urban AffairsAs one member of the California Transportation Commission notes, the state’s planners largely ignore the role of technologies — including home-based work, ride hailing and autonomous vehicles — that offer the best hope for resolving our transportation woes.
America Keeps Winning Regardless of Who is President
/in Politics, The EconomyEver since the election of Donald Trump, many of our leading academic voices predicted everything from a stock market crash to a global recession. Yet now the United States stands as by far the most dynamic high-income economy in the world…
California Must Stop Trying to Stomp Out Suburbia
/in CaliforniaWe may be celebrating — if that’s the right word — the tenth year since the onset of the financial crisis and collapse of the real estate market. Yet before breaking out the champagne, we should recognize that the hangover is not yet over…
Ten years After Lehman Collapsed, We’re Still Screwed
/in Demographics, The Economy, Urban Affairsby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — The collapse of Lehman Brothers 10 years ago today began the financial crisis that crippled and even killed for some the American dream as we had known it…
A Generation Plans An Exodus From California
/in California, Demographicsby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — California is the great role model for America, particularly if you read the Eastern press. Yet few boosters have yet to confront the fact that the state is continuing to hemorrhage people at a higher rate…