Joel Kotkin Talks with Philanthropy Daily

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By: Michael E. Hartman

On: Philanthropy Daily

Earlier this month, author Joel Kotkin contributed to The Giving Review symposium of articles about “Conservatism and the Future of Tax-Incentivized Big Philanthropy.” In his contribution, “The nonprofit threat,” Kotkin examines the causes and effects of the rise of new money in America, the psychology of those who earned or have been given it, and what they and their philanthropy run the risk of doing to democracy, capitalism, and role of elites in society.

Among those with newly generated wealth mostly on the West coast, “what you’ve got is, you’ve got a common culture of progressive, very often highly educated, politically motivated people, all of whom sign on to essentially the same agenda,” Kotkin told me, which is reflected in and implemented through their funding priorities.

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Kotkin on James Morrow: Americans Dislike Control of Big State and Big Corporations

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By: James Morrow

On: Sky News

Author Joel Kotkin says many people across the United States don’t want their lives “controlled” by big corporations and the government.

“Localism is an attempt to give us the chance for a third option, something that does not require that we genuflect to the woke capitalists or the woke bureaucrats,” he told Sky News host James Morrow.

“I think the key issue … is going to be can we create this third alternative.”

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Kotkin on Shaun Thompson Show: Getting Out of Serfdom

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By: Shaun Thompson

On: The Shaun Thompson Show

Joel Kotkin is interviewed on the Shaun Thompson Show. Professor Joel Kotkin tells Shaun we are stuck in a medieval mindset right now – and to get out of serfdom we must vote with our feet!

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The Midterm Elections Reaffirm the American Order

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By: Walter Russell Mead

On: Wall Street Journal

The midterm elections disappointed Republicans, diminished Donald Trump, and left Democrats with a grateful sense that an electoral catastrophe was narrowly averted. Perhaps more important, the elections reminded the world that, for all its troubles, the U.S. remains a deeply stable society whose fundamental institutions continue to command the respect of its citizens. Read more

Kotkin on Medved Show: How Geography Affects U.S. Politics

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By: Michael Medved

On: The Michael MedHead Show

Joel Kotkin, Professor of Urban Studies at Chapman University joins the program to discuss how geography is affecting U.S. elections and what we should expect in the future, based on demographic changes.

“With red states gaining population and blue states losing population, it looks like the geography of changing demographics will benefit the Republicans…”

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Kotkin on Arquette Show: Tale of Two Americas

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By: Rod Arquette

On: The Daily Rundown (iheart radio)

Joel Kotkin, Professor of Urban Studies at Chapman University joins the program to discuss his recent piece for Spiked on the factions into which America has been split.

“What we’re seeing is there are two different — broadly speaking — Americas, with geography playing an increasingly important role in politics…”

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Dark Money: Secret Donors Pump Billions into US Election Ads

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By: Ashleigh Banfield, Liz Jassin
On: NewsNation

More than $1.6 billion have been spent on Senate race TV advertisements, and most of that money is coming from “dark money” sources, according to TV ad spending.

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The Future of Cities

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With: Ryan Streeter
On: American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

On October 18, AEI’s Ryan Streeter discussed the changing global urban demographics with a panel of contributors to the forthcoming volume The Future of Cities (AEI, 2023). The panel began by addressing the need for a new perspective on cities, particularly after cities recover from the pandemic.

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A New ‘Devil’ of a Problem for Planet Earth: Vanishing Humans

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By: Glenn H. Reynolds
In: New York Post

When I was a kid, everyone was worried about the “population explosion.” Paul Ehrlich’s book, “The Population Bomb,” was a runaway bestseller.

This led to a lot of dystopian science fiction, like Harry Harrison’s novel, “Make Room, Make Room,” which became the famous movie “Soylent Green.” It also led to a lot of policy changes, from China’s disastrous one-child policy to many policies in industrialized nations aimed at people having fewer children later in life.

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