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Climate Change Is Driving California’s Golden Road to Decline: Part 1

by Joel Kotkin 04/03/2025

This is the first of two essays on issues facing California.

“From the Beginning, California promised much. While yet barely a name on the map, it entered American awareness as a symbol of renewal. It was a final frontier: of geography and of expectation.” read more »

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Coal Coal Baby

by Robert Bryce 04/02/2025

Net zero and decarbonization pledges are a dime a dozen.

Earlier this month, the Australian government released an update to its “Net Zero in Government Operations Annual Progress Report.” read more »

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California's Population Bump Won't Make Up for Its Long-term Slide

by Joel Kotkin 04/01/2025

When the U.S. Census Bureau recently revealed a small increase in California’s population, it came as a welcome sign to some that the state was growing again. read more »

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Fix the Subways in Hours?

by Randal OToole 03/31/2025

Donald Trump famously said he could end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, yet the war is still raging more than two months after he took office. read more »

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Blue States Could Be Biggest Beneficiaries of Trump’s Policies

by Joel Kotkin 03/30/2025

Donald Trump is unlikely to win a popularity contest or an election in America’s deepest blue states. But, ironically, his administration could prove a long term boon to these places read more »

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A Pro Family Housing Agenda

by Wendell Cox and Lyman Stone 03/28/2025

There is considerable concern about housing affordability in the United States. Housing is the most expensive element of the cost of living read more »

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Ignore the Bluster — Donald Trump is Not an Imperialist

by Joel Kotkin 03/27/2025

US president Donald Trump’s MAGA brand of foreign policy has been treated with contempt and consternation by much of the world. read more »

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The Geography of Generative AI

by Pete Saunders 03/26/2025

A couple weeks ago, I purchased a new laptop. The laptop has Microsoft Copilot, the Microsoft AI tool launched in 2023. For kicks I thought I’d try it out. read more »

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