At the height of the anti-Trump hysteria after 2016, Democrats in California talked often about “Calexit”, which would allow the Golden State to secede and, no doubt, form an ideal Ecotopia of its own. read more »
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Housing Report: Blame Ourselves, Not Our Stars
No issue plagues Californians more than the high cost of housing. By almost every metric—from rents to home prices—Golden State residents suffer the highest burden for shelter of any state in the continental U.S. read more »
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Slowmadding CDMX
One of my oldest friends from my youth moved to Mexico City after she finished university. I would visit her and we’d have adventures together. On one trip her mom was also visiting from Spain and we explored all the amazing spots in the region. read more »
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No U
Ever since the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973, American energy policy has largely orbited around the hackneyed idea of “energy independence.” read more »
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Will We Ever See an End to the Donald Trump Show?
In a perverse way, the wave of indictments against Donald Trump is a win for both Trump himself and for his so-called progressive tormentors. read more »
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The Uni-party Isn't Just Bad for Governance
We will take as a given for the purposes of this article that California has one actual political party. read more »
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The Spark That Lit the Gas Stove
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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The Greatest Generational Conflict of All
Ever since the phrase “the generation gap” was minted — by a headline writer at Look during the youth rebellion of the Sixties — trouble has been brewing. Today, there are two generational conflicts in play around the world read more »
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Democracy Does Not Die With Dispersion
With the COVID-19 pandemic declared over, a significant question for politicians, planners, and pundits alike is what to do with city centers and old urban cores after the pandemic pushed many Americans to move away from dense urban areas. read more »
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Danielle Smith's Pro-Growth Rebellion is a Sign of Things to Come
Canada, even more than the United States, stands at the edge of a great historic opportunity. As worldwide demand for raw materials read more »
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