Generation X’s Moment Of Power Is Almost Here
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.
Entries by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox
The Future of Racial 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
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 …
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
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 […]
Our Town: Restoring Localism
This is an introduction to a new report from the Center for Opportunity Urbanism, "Our Town: Restoring Localism." Download the full report here. America is facing a critical moment in […]
The States Gaining And Losing The Most Migrants — And Money
Appearing in: Forbes When comparing the health of state economies, we usually look at employment and incomes. Another critical indicator worth closer attention is where Americans choose to move, and […]
California for Whom?
Appearing in: Orange County Register
“Old in error,” writes historian Kevin Starr, “California remains an American hope.” Historically, our state has been a beacon to outsiders seeking a main chance: from gold miners and former Confederates to Midwesterners displaced…
Luxury Urban Housing, Built on a Myth, Is About to Take a Big Hit
Appearing in: The Daily Beast From steamy Miami to the thriving cores of cities from New York, San Francisco, Houston and Chicago, swank towers, some of them pencil thin and […]
Coastal California Getting Older, Not Bolder
For the better part of a century, Southern California has been seen as the land of surfers, hipsters and youthful innovators. Yet the land of sun and sea is becoming, like its East Coast counterpart Florida, increasingly geriatric…
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