Joel Kotkin
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How 'single woke females' are reshaping the US
Historically, here in the US and elsewhere, the family perspective has generally been prevalent and tied intimately to the sense of a common polity.
Elite Democrats could destroy the middle class if Biden wins in 2020
It’s been a long time since the Democrats were considered “the party of the people” and the GOP the party of the fat cats. This year Joe Biden and even...
California's 'woke' revolution is driving out blacks and Hispanics
No state wears its multicultural veneer more ostentatiously than California. The Golden State’s leaders believe that they lead a progressive paradise. Others see California as deserving of nationhood; it reflects,...
How America is reverting back to the feudal age
America’s birth represented a dramatic break from the past. Save for a few vestiges of the old European feudal order, mostly in the plantation economy of the Deep South, there...
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH NEW YORK CITY?
Ever since the 1930s, most urban areas have leaned Democratic. But in presidential elections, many remained stubbornly competitive between the two parties. As late as 1988, for example, Republican nominees...