Joel Kotkin is a presidential fellow in urban futures at Chapman University and a contributing editor to the City Journal.
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Obama’s Real Chicago Politics
No matter what Clinton says on Obama’s behalf in Charlotte, the gentrification of the Democratic... MORE
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Running Toward Zion—The Case for Mormonism
The Mormon success story is an American one, writes Joel Kotkin—and it could help Romney finally... MORE
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The Screwed Election—Wall St. Wins
Everyone hates the big banks—except the two candidates running for president.... MORE
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Obama Turns to the Rove Playbook
The onetime candidate of change embraces a 50 percent–plus–one path to reelection, writes Joel... MORE
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Generation Screwed
‘Boomer America’ never had it so good.... MORE
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Endangered Species: Fossil-Fuel Dems
Obama’s heavy-handed regulation of the booming old-energy economy has left his party with few... MORE
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Will the Rust Belt Save Obama?
With unemployment rates plunging in the northern industrial states, 'Rust Belt' no longer seems... MORE
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Europe's Screwed Generation
On both sides of the pond, Boomers have held onto generous jobs and benefits—but their children... MORE
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Facebook Won't Save California
The social media giant’s $104 billion IPO is part of a tech boom that benefits only the wealthiest. MORE
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Obama’s Californian Creed
California’s slow-motion tragedy could end up as a national one, warns Joel Kotkin. MORE
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Is Demographic Destiny With the Dems?
There are some surprising countervailing factors that could upset the conventional wisdom of... MORE
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Bitter Rural Voters Cling To Rick
Santorum’s campaign of complaint plays into the worst stereotypes of rural life, writes Joel Kotkin.... MORE
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America’s Domestic Energy War
Joel Kotkin on the growing rift between fossil-fuel America and green America. MORE
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Obama Courts the New Digital Elite
Joel Kotkin on how the new digital aristocracy threatens the populist roots of the Democratic Party.... MORE
