Demographics

Families and Transportation

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On his second day in office, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy directed federal transportation agencies to “give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average,”  read more »

More on Rust Belt to Sun Belt Migration

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Three weeks ago I wrote a piece about the role that a “Rust Belt Diaspora,” or the people who relocated from Rust Belt to Sun Belt states over the last 50 years  read more »

Immigration the American Way

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As the U.S. southern border begins to function once again, it’s time to consider what kind of immigration policy we should adopt.  read more »

European Stagnation Will Lead to Policy Shifts

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There is currently a significant shift happening in the USA, with cuts to government expenditure, and ambitions to reduce the regulatory burden.  read more »

Subjects:

Why Jews Are Fleeing the West

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Jewish history has long been defined by migratory movements away from trouble and towards safer places.  read more »

Midwest Metro Musings #1

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I’ve said for years that the issues that plague Midwestern cities, and the successful strategies they’ve employed, have gone unnoticed as the cities of the east and west coasts have pulled away economically and culturally.  read more »

A Quarter Century of Net Domestic Migration

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Between 2000 and 2024, there has been substantial movement between the states — net domestic migration. The source of the data is the Census Bureau population estimates program  read more »

Why Both Sides Are Right in the H-1B Visas Row

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The current clashes over high-skilled immigration between Donald Trump’s right-wing base and his ‘first buddy’, Elon Musk, reveal a fundamental divide within the US president’s odd coalition.  read more »

United States Moves to the South

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For years, the US South has done very well in net domestic migration (moving into the region from another region of the United States.  read more »

Christianity Around the World; Gift Card Industry and More

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This week, the new Syrian authorities declared Christmas a public holiday. This brought some reassurance to local communities that worried about the new regime  read more »