Entries by Joel Kotkin

Housing Market Fringe Movement

Appearing in: Orange County Register A year or two ago, pundits and planners, in California and elsewhere, proclaimed – and largely celebrated – the demise of suburbia. They were particularly […]

The Triumph of Suburbia

Appearing in: The Daily Beast The “silver lining” in our five-years-and-running Great Recession, we’re told, is that Americans have finally taken heed of their betters and are finally rejecting the […]

Class Warfare for Republicans

Appearing in: Orange County Register As a Truman-style Democrat left politically homeless, I am often asked about the future of the Republican Party. Some Republicans want to push racial buttons […]

Progessives, Preservation & Prosperity

Appearing in: Orange County Register Conservatives often fret that Barack Obama is leading the nation toward socialism. In my mind, that’s an insult to socialism, which, in theory, at least, […]

U.S. Could be Courting Trouble in Europe

Appearing in: Orange County Register One of the most fascinating aspects of Barack Obama’s presidency stems not so much from his racial background, but his status as America’s first clearly […]