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California Squashes Its Young

May 2, 2017/in California, Demographics

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox —

In this era of anti-Trump resistance, many progressives see California as a model of enlightenment. The Golden State’s post-2010 recovery has won plaudits in the progressive press but…

The Politics of Migration: From Blue to Red

April 25, 2017/in Demographics, Politics, The Economy, Urban Affairs

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox —

Democratic “blue” state attitudes may dominate the national media, but they can’t yet tell people where to live, which is increasingly in “red” states.

Leaving California? After Slowing, the Trend Intensifies

April 24, 2017/in California, Demographics

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Given its iconic hold on the American imagination, the idea that more Americans are leaving California than coming breaches our own sense of uniqueness and promise.

Gen Xers Mark the Spot in California

March 29, 2017/in California, Demographics

Generation X, the group between the boomers and the millennials, has been largely cast aside in the media and marketing world, victims of their generation’s small size and lack of identity.

California’s Racial Politics Harming Minorities

January 6, 2017/in California, Politics

Appearing in: Orange County Register

Across the country, white voters placed Donald Trump in office by a margin of 21 points over Clinton. Their backing helped the GOP gain control of a vast swath of local offices nationwide.

Generation X’s Moment Of Power Is Almost Here

December 30, 2016/in Demographics, Politics

Appearing in: Forbes

It certainly seems as if boomers are in charge in America now, with Donald Trump about to move into the White House and members of the generation in the majority in Congress.

The Future of Racial Politics

December 12, 2016/in Politics

Appearing in: Real Clear Politics From its inception, the American experiment has been dogged by racial issues. Sadly, this was even truer this year. Eight years after electing the first […]

The Texas Urban Model

November 29, 2016/in

Appearing in: Center for Opportunity Urbanism This essay is part of a new report from the Center for Opportunity Urbanism titled "The Texas Way of Urbanism". Download the entire report […]

It Wasn’t Rural ‘Hicks’ Who Elected Trump: The Suburbs Were — And Will Remai …

November 29, 2016/in Demographics, Politics

Much of the NYC and DC press corps has concluded that Donald Trump’s surprising journey to the Oval Office was powered by country bumpkins expressing their inner racist misogyny. However, the real foundations for his victory lie not in the countryside and small towns, but in key suburban counties…

Urbanism, Texas-Style

September 28, 2016/in Urban Affairs

Appearing in: The City Journal Cities, noted René Descartes, should provide “an inventory of the possible,” a transformative experience—and a better life—for those who migrate to them. This was certainly […]