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Canada, even more than the United States, stands at the edge of a great historic opportunity. As worldwide demand for raw materials  read more »

Part one of this essay showed how the political tradition of Alexander Hamilton, Henry Clay, and Abraham Lincoln gave rise to the successful spread of American civilization  read more »

When it comes to siting renewables, the overwhelming majority of the money, media, and momentum is on the side of the companies that want to impose large wind, solar, and battery projects on rural communities.  read more »

The Western democracies appear united in their support for Ukraine, but they may also be losing the bigger, more consequential battle for the loyalties of the developing world.  read more »

Between 2021 and 2022, the populations of California, Illinois, and New York all declined by more than 100,000 people, according to estimates released a few weeks ago by the Census Bureau.  read more »

An introduction to this newly released report on demographics and economic mobility in Australia, prepared in collaboration with the Institute of Public Affairs, is  read more »

The population of India will have surpassed that of China by the end of this year, with each country counting 1.43 to 1.45 billion people.  read more »

America’s western cities are booming. The major metropolitan areas of the West  read more »

Two years ago, about 40 environmental groups, including Friends of the Earth, 350 Action, Earthworks, Sunrise Movement, and Union of Concerned Scientists, signed a letter urging Congress and the Biden Administration to work with China  read more »

One of the (many) furphies that gets aired (frequently) in discussions around housing affordability is that we can build ourselves out of the problem by building a lot more high–density housing  read more »