Electricity is the world’s most important and fastest-growing form of energy. More proof for that assertion came a few days ago when the International Energy Agency read more »
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America is Turning Into the EU
Europe may be fading from global relevance, but its influence is expanding within the US Democratic Party. Today, the party’s core beliefs echo those espoused by the European Union read more »
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The Midwest: Talent, Ambition, and Culture
Last weekend there was a debate taking place on a very small corner of the Internet. It was about the Midwest’s culture and its impact on growth and development prospects. read more »
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Has Transit Entered the "Death Spiral"?
Transit ridership dropped sharply with the onset of the COVID pandemic in 2020. The slow rebound in the years that followed has prompted discussion, sometimes in hushed tones, as to whether transit had entered a “death spiral.” That ominous description refers to a situation where a decrease in ridership leads to lower farebox revenue, which in turn leads to service cuts, which further reduces ridership, and so on in a vicious downward cycle. read more »
The Emergence of the Post-Religious Right
The Republican Party’s 2024 platform removed language calling for a national ban on abortion, causing consternation among social conservatives. read more »
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In Praise of Sprawl
Delayed decision-making, bureaucratic dithering, and the stubborn resistance of NIMBYs have all been frequently cited as planning-related barriers to the development of much-needed housing. read more »
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Kamala America?
The last six weeks in American politics have been more tumultuous than anything I can remember in my lifetime. read more »
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Four Decades of Work Access (Commuting) in Los Angeles
This article describes work access in the Los Angeles combined statistical area (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties) from 1980 to 2022, using US Census Bureau data. read more »
Right-Wing Anti-Semitism Still Haunts the West
In a post-7 October world, many have finally woken up to the reality that the locus of anti-Semitic sentiment now resides on the left. read more »
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Waging War on Modern Agriculture and Global Nutrition
The World Economic Forum says the world faces a new crisis, "One-third of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions come from food production." With the world's population expected to reach 10 billion people by 2050, it is there fore "urgent" that we launch a "radical" and "comprehensive" transformation of the global food system - from "reinventing" farming to "reimagining" how food is produced, processed, distributed, consumed and disposed of. read more »