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Two Cheers for NIMBYism

October 17, 2016/in Politics, Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Orange County Register Politicians, housing advocates, planners and developers often blame the NIMBY — “not in my backyard” — lobby for the state’s housing crisis. And it’s true […]

America’s Next Great Metropolis Is Taking Shape In Texas

October 14, 2016/in

Appearing in: Forbes If you drive south from Dallas, or west from Houston, a subtle shift takes place. The monotonous, flat prairie that dominates much of Texas gives way to […]

The New War Between the States

October 14, 2016/in

Appearing in: Real Clear Politics In this disgusting election, dominated by the personal and the petty, the importance of the nation’s economic geography has been widely ignored. Yet if you […]

How to Make Post-Suburbanism Work

October 10, 2016/in Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Orange County Register Are you ready to become a “real” city yet, Southern California? Being “truly livable,” our betters suggest, means being “infatuated” with spending more billions of […]

California’s Road to Leviathan

October 7, 2016/in California, Politics

By Joel Kotkin — At a time when technology and public opinion should be expanding the boundaries of innovation and…

Is there a future for the GOP?

September 28, 2016/in Politics

Appearing in: The Orange County Register 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 […]

Biggest Income Gains In U.S. Accrue To Suburban Cities

September 23, 2016/in

Appearing in: Forbes After a long period of stagnation, last week’s announcement of the first substantial annual income gains since 2007 was certainly welcome. Predictably, analysts inclined toward a more […]

Local Govt. Control: The Ignored Campaign Issue

September 19, 2016/in Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Real Clear Politics In an election cycle full of spittle and bile, arguably the greatest issue — the nature of governance and the role of citizens — has […]

California’s Boom Is Poised To Go Bust — And Liberals’ Dream Of Scandinavia On The …

September 19, 2016/in

Appearing in: Forbes As its economy started to recover in 2010, progressives began to hail California as a kind of Scandinavia on the Pacific — a place where liberal programs also […]

Are Baby Boomers Turning Out to be the Worst Generation?

September 5, 2016/in Politics

Appearing in: Orange County Register I have seen the best minds of my generation, to steal a phrase from the late Allen Ginsberg, driven to heights of self-absorption, advocating policies […]