The Irony That Could Trip Up Trump’s Quest To Make The U.S. Economy ‘Great Again’
Appearing in: Forbes
Perhaps no president in recent history has more pressure on him to perform economic miracles than Donald Trump.
Entries by Joel Kotkin
Obama’s Not so Glorious Legacy
Appearing in: Orange County Regiser
Like a child star who reached his peak at age 15, Barack Obama could never fulfill the inflated expectations that accompanied his election.
How Post-Familialism Will Shape the New Asia
Appearing in: Forbes
Surprisingly, the modern focal point for postfamilial urbanism comes from eastern Asia, where family traditionally exercised a powerful, even dominant influence over society.
Progressives Have Let Inner Cities Fail for Decades. President Trump Could Change That.
Appearing in: The Daily Beast
When Donald Trump described the “devastating” conditions in America’s inner cities, emphasizing poor schools and lack of jobs, he was widely denounced for portraying our urban centers…
How Silicon Valley’s Oligarchs Are Learning to Stop Worrying and Love Trump
The oligarchs’ ball at Trump Tower revealed one not-so-well-kept secret about the tech moguls: They are more like the new president than they are like you or me. In what devolved into something of a love fest, Trump embraced the tech elite for their “incredible innovation” and pledged to help them achieve their goals…
Are We Going Fascist?
Appearing in: Orange County Register The rise, and then the improbable election, of Donald Trump have reawakened progressive fears of a mounting authoritarian tide. With his hyperbole and jutting chin, […]
Babes In Trumpland: The Coming Rise Of The Heartland Cities
Appearing in: Forbes Contrary to the media notion that Donald Trump’s surprising electoral victory represented merely the actions of unwashed “deplorables,” his winning margin was the outcome of rational thinking […]
How the Left and Right Can Learn to Love Localism: The Constitutional Cure for Polarization
Appearing in: The Daily Beast The ever worsening polarization of American politics—demonstrated and accentuated by the Trump victory—is now an undeniable fact of our daily life. Yet rather than allowing the […]
The Corbynization of the Democratic Party
Appearing in: The Orange County Register The Democratic Party’s current festival of re-examination is both necessary and justified. They have just lost to the most unpopular presidential candidate in recent […]
Five Ideas to Make America Greater
Appearing in: The Orange County Register Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was based on the notion that he could “Make America Great Again.” But beyond the rhetoric — sometimes lurching into […]
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