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The Future of Cities: A New Path for Black Urban Voters?
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsFor decades, a large majority of black Americans have aligned with the Democratic Party, but the modern-day Democratic Party’s leftward shift may cause a reevaluation of that relationship. The welfare of black people has not been made better from their support of the Democratic Party.
The Future of Cities: False Dawn – The Future of Work and Cities After the Illusions of Globalizat …
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsThe disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of remote work, and partial de-globalization have shattered neoliberal narratives about the future of work and cities. A consensus about what will replace it has yet to emerge.
The Future of Cities: Housing Unaffordability – How We Got There and What To Do About It
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsUntil 1970, owner-occupied housing was broadly affordable in the U.S.A., at a price-to-income ratio of 2.6. The higher ratios today are evidence that supply has not kept up with demand.
The Inhumanity of the Green Agenda
/in Politics‘Man is the measure of all things’, Greek philosopher Protagoras wrote over 2,500 years ago. Unfortunately, our elites today tend not to see it that way.
In recent years, the overused word ‘sustainability’ has fostered a narrative in which human needs and aspirations have taken a back seat to the green austerity of Net Zero and ‘degrowth’. Read more
The Future of Cities: California’s Inland Empire
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsIt’s always been a mug’s fame to bet against New York City, which was counted out only to quickly bounce back after 9/11 and again in 2008 after the financial system nearly collapsed.
China Wants to Vassalize the West — Trudeau and Biden Want to Let It
/in PoliticsThroughout history, more powerful nations have preyed on smaller ones, as is now being demonstrated by Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Yet for those outside Europe, China’s economic power makes it a far more formidable threat to democracy than neo-tsarist Russia Read more
The New Great Game
/in PoliticsThe Western response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine is widely seen as a sign of a reinvigorated alliance of democracies against authoritarianism. Even historically anti-war publications like the Guardian speak volubly about the West’s heroic “defense of liberty.” Read more
California’s Budget Deficit Spells Trouble
/in California, The EconomyJust a year ago California Governor Gavin Newsom could, and did, brag about the state’s estimated $100 billion surplus. Flush with cash, the preening presidential hopeful was able to hand out thousands of dollars of goodies to households while financing an elaborate multi-billion dollar climate change agenda. Read more
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