China Failing its Families

Appearing in: Orange County Register China’s recent decision to reverse – at least in part – its policy limiting most couples to one child marks a watershed in thinking about […]

Silicon Valley is No Model for America

Appearing in: Orange County Register Its image further enhanced by the recent IPO of Twitter, Silicon Valley now stands in many minds as the cutting edge of the American future. […]

The Revolt Against Urban Gentry

Appearing in: The Daily Beast The imminent departure of New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and his replacement by leftist Bill DeBlasio, represents an urban uprising against the Bloombergian “luxury city” […]

Progressive Policies Burden the Yeoman Class

Appearing in: Orange County Register Obamacare’s first set of victims was predictable: the self-employed and owners of small businesses. Since the bungled launch of the health insurance enrollment system, hundreds […]

The Surprising Cities Creating The Most Tech Jobs

Appearing in: Forbes With the social media frenzy at a fever pitch, people may be excused for thinking that Silicon Valley is still the main engine for growth in the […]

The ‘Great State’ of San Francisco

Appearing in: Orange County Register The public stock offering by Twitter reflects not only the current bubble in social media stocks, but also the continuing shift in both economic and […]

Are Millennials Turning Their Backs on the American Dream?

Appearing in: The Daily Beast In his classic 1893 essay, “The Significance of the Frontier in American History,” historian Frederick Jackson Turner spoke of “the expansive character of American life.” […]

American Cities May Have Hit ‘Peak Office’

Appearing in: Forbes Despite some hype and a few regional exceptions, the construction of office towers and suburban office parks has not made a significant resurgence in the current recovery. […]

L.A. Ports Face Challenge from Gulf Coast

Appearing in: Orange County Register In this strange era of self-congratulation in California, it may be seen as poor manners to point out tectonic shifts that could leave the state […]

Fixing California: The Green Gentry’s Class Warfare

Appearing in: Orange County Register Historically, progressives were seen as partisans for the people, eager to help the working and middle classes achieve upward mobility even at expense of the […]