Radio Interview: Energy Running out of California

By: KABC Radio Los Angeles On: Larry Elder Show Joel was on with KABC Radio’s Larry Elder recently to talk about the shifts in the energy industry in California and […]

Bubble Trouble in Silicon Valley

Appearing in: Orange County Register Third-generation venture capitalist Tim Draper believes he has a solution for California’s problems that will make the Silicon Valley safe for its wealthy: secession. In […]

Drought Stokes California’s Class War

Appearing in: Forbes As all the Californians who celebrated the deluge of rain that fell the week before last know, it did not do much to ameliorate the state’s deep […]

Energy Running Out of California

Appearing in: Orange County Register The recent decision by Occidental Petroleum to move its headquarters to Houston from Los Angeles, where it was founded over a half-century ago, confirms the […]

Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News – it’s the Sunbelt that’s Bo …

Appearing in: The Daily Beast Ever since the Great Recession ripped through the economies of the Sunbelt, America’s coastal pundit class has been giddily predicting its demise. Strangled by high-energy […]

‘Lone Eagle’ Cities: Where The Most People Work From Home

Appearing in: Forbes In an era of high unemployment and limited opportunity, more Americans are taking matters into their own hands and going to work for themselves out of their […]

Joel Talks About LA’s Energy Industry

By: KABC Radio Los Angeles On: McIntyre In The Morning Joel appeared yesterday on KABC Los Angeles McIntyre in the Morning to talk about the current state of California’s energy […]

Oregon’s Sad Focus on Happiness

Appearing in: Orange County Register Oregon is a beautiful place, and, for many of the state’s well-heeled residents, including many refugees from equally beautiful but overpriced California, economic growth not […]

Post-Nagin, New Orleans Is On Way To Becoming A Model City

Appearing in: Forbes Last week’s conviction of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on 20 charges of bribery and fraud marks the end of a tumultuous era in the city’s history, and […]

Sustaining Prosperity: A Long Term Vision for the New Orleans Region

Appearing in: Greater New Orleans, Inc. This is the executive summary from a new report Sustaining Prosperity: A Long Term Vision for the New Orleans Region, authored by Joel Kotkin […]