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Progessives, Preservation & Prosperity

April 9, 2013/in Politics

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, […]

Marissa Mayer’s Misstep And The Unstoppable Rise Of Telecommuting

March 26, 2013/in Demographics, The Economy

Appearing in: Forbes.com Marissa Mayer’s pronunciamento banning home-based work at Yahoo reflects a great dilemma facing companies and our country over the coming decade. Forget for a minute the amazing […]

U.S. Could be Courting Trouble in Europe

March 25, 2013/in

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 […]

Richard Florida Concedes the Limits of the Creative Class

March 20, 2013/in Demographics, The Economy, Urban Affairs

Appearing in: The Daily Beast Among the most pervasive, and arguably pernicious, notions of the past decade has been that the “creative class” of the skilled, educated and hip would […]

America’s Fastest- and Slowest-Growing Cities

March 19, 2013/in Demographics

Appearing in: Forbes.com Since the housing crash of 2007, the decline of the Sun Belt and dispersed, low-density cities has been trumpeted by the national media and by pundits who […]

The Real Winners Of The Global Economy: The Material Boys

March 6, 2013/in The Economy

Appearing in: Forbes.com Something strange happened on the road to our much-celebrated post-industrial utopia. The real winners of the global economy have turned out to be not the creative types […]

America’s Red State Growth Corridors

February 26, 2013/in Demographics, Rural Policy, The Economy, Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Wall Street Journal In the wake of the 2012 presidential election, some political commentators have written political obituaries of the “red” or conservative-leaning states, envisioning a brave new […]

Why The Red States May Benefit Most From More U.S. Immigration

February 22, 2013/in Demographics, The Economy

Appearing in: Forbes.com In recent years, the debate over immigration has been portrayed in large part as a battle between immigrant-tolerant blue states and regions and their less welcoming red […]

Blue States Double Down On Suicide Strategy

February 12, 2013/in California, Politics, The Economy

Appearing in: Forbes.com Whatever President Obama proposes in his State of the Union for the economy, it is likely to fall victim to the predictable Washington gridlock. But a far […]

California Becoming Less Family-Friendly

February 11, 2013/in California, Demographics

Appearing in: Orange County Register For all of human history, family has underpinned the rise, and decline, of nations. This may also prove true for the United States, as demographics, […]