American economist
Joel Kotkin writes for Real Clear Investigations about the Golden State’s loss of luster. Ironically, the state’s corruption and decline have been expressed through policies long touted as symbols of…
Joel Kotkin writes for American Mind about the Democratic Party’s drift. I grew up among people who worshipped the key pillars of the twentieth century Democratic Party: the New Deal,…
Joy Pullmann of the Federalist compares the Democratic Party’s current crisis to historical events from 40 years ago. The current media fight with Democrat Party donors over how to handle…
Samuel Abrams and Joel Kotkin document an important voting bloc in American politics. Soccer Moms are giving way to Single Woke Females – the new “SWFs” – as one of…
John Loftus writes at National Review Online about problems linked to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approach to his job. “After watching last night’s debate,” said California governor Gavin Newsom, “this…
Joel Kotkin writes for City Journal about climate alarmists’ disturbing tactics. The Left’s fixation on climate change is cloaked in scientism, deploying computer models to create the illusion of certainty.…
That’s the title of an interesting piece at Quillette by Joel Kotkin. These passages especially caught my eye: For progressives, the shift to post-familialism promises almost unlimited power, particularly in…
Nothing good, according to Joel Kotkin! In a recent piece at Quillette, he writes: The rulers of the Valley and its Puget Sound doppelganger now account for eight of the…
UNC history professor Peter Coclanis reviews for the News & Observer Joel Kotkin‘s recent book challenging popular assumptions about urban dwelling. At first blush, it seems difficult to get a…
Affordable Housing
Joel Kotkin argues in a column for Real Clear Politics that local governments in many of America’s largest cities could lead to bad news for the Democratic Party. Twenty years…
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online turns his attention to the problems big government creates for the “little guy.” On the one hand, we have the small-town entrepreneur yearning for…