On January 1, 2023 it is likely most Americans woke up with a hangover.
On January 1, 2023, it is a almost a certainty that no American woke up worried that the gas stove in their kitchen was secretly killing them. read more »
PolicyThe Spark That Lit the Gas Stove
by Thomas Buckley 06/12/2023
On January 1, 2023 it is likely most Americans woke up with a hangover. On January 1, 2023, it is a almost a certainty that no American woke up worried that the gas stove in their kitchen was secretly killing them. read more » »
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Cities of the West: An American Success Story, Part 2
by Cullum Clark 06/07/2023
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 » »
Can California Be Saved?
by Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky 05/28/2023
Some conservatives regard California as a lost cause, its economy and society doomed to decline. Yet despite its awful regulatory regime, the state retains its natural bounty and an edge in many key industries. read more » »
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Tory Autocracy
by Joel Kotkin 05/17/2023
Over the past century, and even before, conservative political movements thrived by challenging the Left’s appeal to the working and middle class. Virtually all the successful movements on the democratic Right read more » »
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Understanding Neighborhoods and Architecture as Foundation of Understanding Preservation
by Douglas Newby 05/07/2023
Cities evolve by either expanding, deteriorating, tearing down or preserving. Some cities like Dallas have vast vacant land and other cities have little undeveloped land. Whether a city is expanding or declining, preservation is always healthy for a city. read more » »
Ninth Circuit Spikes Berkeley's Gas Ban
by Robert Bryce 05/01/2023
Three federal court judges just rescued your gas stove and other gas-fired appliances from the nanny state. read more » »
The Inhumanity of the Green Agenda
by Joel Kotkin 04/25/2023
‘Man is the measure of all things’, Greek philosopher Protagoras wrote over 2,500 years ago. Unfortunately, our elites today tend not to see it that way. In recent years, the overused word ‘sustainability’ has fostered a narrative in which human needs and aspirations have taken a back seat to the green austerity of Net Zero and ‘degrowth’. read more » »
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The Future of Cities: Utah and Salt Lake City Policy Innovations in Homelessness, Poverty, and Health
by Natalie Gochnour 04/21/2023
The proper size of government permeates public policy discussions about homelessness, poverty, and health care. The left and right debate varying degrees of government involvement, typically failing to act and often deteriorating into a state of policy paralysis. read more » »
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Rescuing Ireland Won't Save Biden
by Joel Kotkin 04/18/2023
President Biden may have received a rapturous welcome in Ireland, but Democratic strategists in Washington will have taken little notice. read more » »
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Childish Beliefs Drive Lethal Energy and Agricultural Agendas
by Paul Driessen 04/11/2023
Many eco-activists (and too many legislators, regulators, judges and journalists) have trouble thinking beyond slogans. They apparently believe declaring ecological emergencies, repeating clever mantras, and issuing proclamations and mandates will create a fossil-fuel-free, organic farming utopia. In their dreams. read more » »
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