The question is not so much how we can “fight” climate change but how to do so in a way that does not create other, more disruptive, changes in society and the economy.
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The decline of the office represents a threat to the very economic function of the great American city, as workers refuse long commutes and continue to work remotely.
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Ramaswamy reflects the remarkable, and largely unnoticed, ascendancy of the Indian American community not only in politics but also in technology, business, and education.
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Bilkszto ran into the buzz saw of an ever expanding “diversity-industrial complex” that, though it harasses some, also provides high wage employment to a generation of college graduates.
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While important, cultural issues are not the main concerns of most Americans. Instead, as Gallup surveys reveal, the more critical issues for most remain jobs, housing, and the economy.
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A potential face-off on Fox TV between Florida’s Ron DeSantis and California’s Gavin Newsom may not remind anyone of Lincoln versus Douglas, or even Kennedy and Nixon.
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To save our cities, it’s time to create better neighborhoods where people will want to spend their time — instead of building ever bigger high-rise office buildings.
https://joelkotkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sam-altman.jpg8531280Joel Kotkin/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jkotkin_logo.pngJoel Kotkin2023-07-28 07:25:202023-07-25 09:22:39Artificial Intelligence is the Crack Cocaine of the Digital Age
Not so long ago, the West was captivated by visions of the ‘end of history’. Francis Fukuyama, Thomas Friedman, Kenichi Ohmae and others envisaged the permanent triumph of a global […]
by Joel Kotkin and Samuel J. Abrams — The astounding capabilities of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence have triggered fears about the coming age of machines leaving little place for human creativity or employment.
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Adaption Is The Answer
/in Urban AffairsThe question is not so much how we can “fight” climate change but how to do so in a way that does not create other, more disruptive, changes in society and the economy.
The Death of the Great American City
/in DemographicsThe decline of the office represents a threat to the very economic function of the great American city, as workers refuse long commutes and continue to work remotely.
Indian Americans Are Finding Their Political Voice
/in PoliticsRamaswamy reflects the remarkable, and largely unnoticed, ascendancy of the Indian American community not only in politics but also in technology, business, and education.
Richard Bilkszto Won’t Be the Last Victim of the Diversity-Industrial Complex
/in Urban AffairsBilkszto ran into the buzz saw of an ever expanding “diversity-industrial complex” that, though it harasses some, also provides high wage employment to a generation of college graduates.
Class, Nation, and the Future
/in PoliticsWhile important, cultural issues are not the main concerns of most Americans. Instead, as Gallup surveys reveal, the more critical issues for most remain jobs, housing, and the economy.
Debating Gavin Newsom Will Boost Ron DeSantis
/in California, PoliticsA potential face-off on Fox TV between Florida’s Ron DeSantis and California’s Gavin Newsom may not remind anyone of Lincoln versus Douglas, or even Kennedy and Nixon.
Save Our Cities
/in Urban AffairsTo save our cities, it’s time to create better neighborhoods where people will want to spend their time — instead of building ever bigger high-rise office buildings.
Artificial Intelligence is the Crack Cocaine of the Digital Age
/in The Economy, Urban AffairsAI may become the crack cocaine of the digital age, offering the highs of facility and speed to the masses without giving most of us anything good.
Why Globalism Failed
/in Urban AffairsNot so long ago, the West was captivated by visions of the ‘end of history’. Francis Fukuyama, Thomas Friedman, Kenichi Ohmae and others envisaged the permanent triumph of a global […]
Woe, the Humanity: How AI Fits into Rising Anti-Humanism
/in Demographicsby Joel Kotkin and Samuel J. Abrams — The astounding capabilities of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence have triggered fears about the coming age of machines leaving little place for human creativity or employment.