I just wanted to put up a short post to consolidate some recent thoughts I’ve shared under the combined heading of the “vibe shift.”
I do think something changed in the environment in 2022. read more »
The Vibe Shift
by Aaron M. Renn 02/08/2023
I just wanted to put up a short post to consolidate some recent thoughts I’ve shared under the combined heading of the “vibe shift.” I do think something changed in the environment in 2022. read more » »
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Big in Japan
by Thomas Buckley 02/07/2023
Well, it’s big in Japan. That is what proponents of California’s high speed rail project say when asked about the whys and wherefores of the system. In other words, if it works somewhere else it will work here. read more » »
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The Philanthropy Threat
by Joel Kotkin 02/06/2023
Throughout history, excess wealth has been used to salve society’s problems, funding hospitals, food banks, and building libraries to develop minds and cathedrals to lift the spirits. read more » »
Moving the Family Graves
by Edward Purnell 02/05/2023
It’s important not to let last month’s tragic shootings completely overshadow the significance of Lunar New Year. For us, this holiday normally means a late morning trip to the hillside orchard in my wife’s hometown to visit her parents’ graves. read more » »
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The Future of Cities: The Future of the Big American City Is Not Bright
by Samuel J Abrams 02/03/2023
As COVID-19 begins to wane and become endemic, the question for policymakers, theorists, and Americans at large is: What is in store for our nation's big cities? read more » »
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Mirror Mirrow on the Wall, Who’s at Fault for California’s High Energy Costs?
by Ronald Stein 02/02/2023
California Governor Newsom is emphatically finger pointing, scapegoating, and complaining that oil companies are making outlandish profits, but he may be out of touch read more » »
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Upward Mobility: Improving Conditions, Not Just Opportunities
by Jack Metzgar 02/01/2023
I’m old enough now to have grandnieces and nephews, and almost all of them have lower living standards and worse working conditions than their parents. read more »
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The Great Train Robbery
by Joel Kotkin 01/31/2023
We will soon be leaving the first quarter of the 21st century behind us. But in the minds of our transportation planners, the punditry, and some real estate interests, the way forward is actually to step back read more » »
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California 2022: 400,000 Leave, Yolo County Grows the Most
by Wendell Cox 01/30/2023
California continues to lose population, according to the latest State Department of Finance estimates for the year ended July 2022. read more » »
Why Would Automakers Threaten AM Radio in Flyover Country?
by Dale Buss 01/29/2023
We have a relationship with AM radio that folks in other parts of the country maybe can’t understand. So our antennae go up when the electric-vehicle revolution begins to eliminate the “amplitude modulation” band from new vehicles read more » »
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