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The Spread of ‘Debate is Over’ Syndrome

April 22, 2014/in California, Politics

Appearing in: Orange County Register The ongoing trial involving journalist Mark Steyn – accused of defaming climate change theorist Michael Mann – reflects an increasingly dangerous tendency among our intellectual classes to […]

Don’t make big-city mayors regional rulers

April 14, 2014/in Politics, Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Orange County Register Given the quality of leadership in Washington, it’s not surprising that many pundits are shifting focus to locally based solutions to pressing problems. This increasingly […]

No Joke: It Couldn’t Get Much Better In Fargo

April 11, 2014/in

Appearing in: Forbes This week the coastal crowd will get another opportunity to laugh at the zany practices of those living in the frozen reaches of the Great Plains. The […]

Concentrated Wealth or Democracy, but Not Both

April 11, 2014/in

Appearing in: Orange County Register In many uncomfortable ways, American politics now resemble those that arose late in the Roman Republic. As wealth and land ownership concentrated in few hands, a […]

America’s New Brainpower Cities

April 3, 2014/in Demographics, Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Forbes Brainpower rankings usually identify the usual suspects: college towns like Boston, Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay area. And to be sure, these places generally have the highest […]

Good Jobs Often Not Matter of Degrees

April 1, 2014/in Demographics, The Economy

Appearing in: Orange County Register If there’s anything both political parties agree upon, it’s that our education system is a mess. It is particularly poor at serving the vast majority […]

Era of the Migrant Moguls

March 31, 2014/in Demographics, The Economy

Appearing in: Orange County Register Southern California, once the center of one of the world’s most vibrant business communities, has seen its economic leadership become largely rudderless. Business interests have […]

Where Inequality Is Worst In The United States

March 21, 2014/in Demographics, Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Forbes Perhaps no issue looms over American politics more than worsening inequality and the stunting of the road to upward mobility. However, inequality varies widely across America. Scholars […]

City of Villages

March 21, 2014/in California, Urban Affairs

Appearing in: The City Journal Los Angeles is unique among the big, world-class American cities. Unlike New York, Boston, or Chicago, L.A. lacks a clearly defined core. It is instead […]

Taking the Main Street Off-ramp

March 17, 2014/in

To some, the $19 billion paid by Facebook for the Silicon Valley start-up What’s App represents the ultimate confirmation of the capitalist dream. After all, these riches are going first […]