OLD AND OVER THE HILLHere’s Why California’s Losing Population for the First TimeFewer people are arriving, the people who are there are having fewer kids, and more people are dying. Add it up, and it’s big trouble for the biggest state. Joel Kotkin
‘EXPOSURE DENSITY’Trust the Science: The Blue State Surge Is RealThe pandemic put a harsh spotlight on urban inequality and its health consequences, which turned out to be far more impactful than the policies Democratic governors boasted about.Joel Kotkin
TIME BOMBAmerica’s Future Depends on the Bedroom, Not the BorderAs demographics shift across the globe, there are more grandparents than grandchildren for the first time in recorded history.Joel Kotkin
THE TRUE SECRET OF TRUMPISMTen Years After Lehman Collapsed, We’re Still ScrewedWant to know why Trump won, and the smart city folk couldn’t see it coming? Look at a lost decade when the economy “recovered” but Americans fell further and further behind.Joel Kotkin
Geography vs. DemographyThe Fight for Our Future Belongs to the ’BurbsAs Democratic voters leave high-priced, deep-blue cities for houses with garages, the question is if the new arrivals will change the suburbs or if the suburbs will change them.Joel Kotkin
‘The Universal Aspiration’Landless Americans Are the New Serf ClassWhile home ownership remains the dream of most Americans, fewer and fewer people here can afford to own one.Joel Kotkin
The Big IdeaThe Great Mass Transit HoaxDespite spending $15 billion on seven new metro and light-rail lines and two exclusive busways, more Los Angeles-area residents work at home than take transit.Joel Kotkin
TROUBLE COMINGThe Next Housing Bust For years, we’ve heard about the “return to the city.” It was never as true as the hype, but now it’s about to collapse entirely.Joel Kotkin
Wrong TrackChina’s Planned City Bubble Set to PopU.S. housing planners have long ignored the public’s desire for affordable single-family housing. Now the same thing is happening on a global scale, in China, Australia, and elsewhere.Joel Kotkin
HotspotsWhere to Make It in AmericaAspirational cities—places where people go to change their luck or improve their lives—are always changing, and yesterday’s backwater is suddenly today’s hotspot. Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox call the roll of the current crop. Joel Kotkin
