Economics

The surprisingly easy election of the Marxist Zohran Mamdani represents a critical turning point, not only for my hometown of New York, but for all the West.  read more »

As in his first term, Donald Trump now presides over a visibly sinking ship as his approval ratings slide. MAGA, a movement built around the personality of one man  read more »

In a recent focus group we held with 11 U.S. and foreign-born Latinos in Riverside, California, most of the participants expressed grave concerns about the breakup of hard-working and law-abiding families in what one participant called ICE’s “war” against Latinos.  read more »

The greatest threat to the United States is self-created and centered in urban areas.  read more »

Developer Shaheen Sadeghi’s vision of an artisanal, small-business-driven economy seems oddly incompatible with his environment.  read more »

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent cordial sojourn to Washington, and his claim of a  read more »

‘President Gavin Newsom met today in Carmel, California with the representatives of the “Ten” – a consortium of giant tech and finance firms who control most of America’s business assets.  read more »

The late Charlie Kirk may have been best known for his conservative politics, but those politics also resonated with traditional values, religious faith, and family life — one side of a critical divide in our society.  read more »

Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union, the capital of Belgium, the capital of NATO and hosts many international diplomats and UN offices. Yet the share of adults in knowledge intensive regions is lower than in many other European capital regions.  read more »

Western liberalism is in decline, challenged by rising authoritarianism on the Right and the Left.  read more »