Welcome to my weekly digest, with the best articles from around the web and a roundup of my recent writings and appearances.
The Atlantic has an article out called “Is Single Parenthood the Problem?.” read more »
Facing Reality on Single Parenthood
by Aaron M. Renn 10/05/2023
Welcome to my weekly digest, with the best articles from around the web and a roundup of my recent writings and appearances. The Atlantic has an article out called “Is Single Parenthood the Problem?.” read more » »
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Solar Energy is Getting 200 Times More in Federal Subsidies Than Nuclear
by Robert Bryce 10/04/2023
If the bank robber, Willie Sutton, were alive today and working in the electric utility sector, he’d surely be a solar energy developer. read more » »
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Residential Building Permits Concentrated in South and Mountain West
by Wendell Cox 10/03/2023
Texas and Florida lead the nation in residential building permits in 2023 through July. read more » »
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Could a Third Party Save America?
by Joel Kotkin 10/02/2023
With the presidential race now heating up, the US faces a choice of disastrous proportions. It is shaping up to be an unpopularity contest read more »
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2022 ACS Transportation Data
by Randal OToole 10/01/2023
About 5.0 million Americans relied on transit to get to work in 2022, according to American Community Survey data released by the Census Bureau last week. read more »
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Report: Building the New America
by Joel Kotkin-Wendell Cox-Marshall To... 09/29/2023
This new report examines the housing trends that are driving today's migration of people and jobs, and suggests a strategy that better fits the aspirations of most Americans. Below is a summary of the report and a link to download the full report: read more » »
A Lesson on California Housing from the Billionaires Planning a New City
by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox 09/28/2023
A cadre of Silicon Valley elites is drawing fierce criticism from local residents and environmentalists for planning a new city on the outskirts of the Bay Area read more » Knowledge-intensive Jobs Move to Eastern and Western Parts of Europe
by Nima Sanandaji and Klas Tikkanen 09/27/2023
Preface: Europe is becoming more integrated – not only in terms of its defence policy but also through the spread of knowledge intensive jobs. The trend shows that a shift is underway and that brain business jobs are increasingly found in the Eastern and Southern parts of Europe. The study finds that the nations with the highest growth rates all seem to have relatively low tax rates, while high tax countries are stagnating. read more » »
Trump is Fighting an American Class War – and Winning
by Joel Kotkin 09/26/2023
The most important political event this week will not be the upcoming GOP debate but Donald Trump’s expected visit with striking UAW workers as the walkout expands to other states. read more » »
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Los Angeles County Proposes Job Creation Ban
by Wendell Cox 09/25/2023
Los Angeles County, the nation’s most populous, with 10 million residents according to the 2020 census, is proposing what could effectively ban job creation the unincorporated areas, where the County Board of Supervisors functions as a city council. More than one million people live in these areas read more »
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