Joel Kotkin is a presidential fellow at Chapman University in Orange, California, and an adjunct fellow with the Legatum Institute in London. He is author of The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050, recently published by Penguin Press.
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Mitt Romney, The Last Patrician
Joel Kotkin writes that the once-dominant class Romney represents no longer relates to much of... MORE
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The Golden State Is Crumbling
California was once America’s promised land.... MORE
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India Conquers the World
After a long eclipse, an ancient country finally returns as a force in global business and culture. MORE
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The Top 10 Places in America Poised for Recovery
Like a massive tornado, the Great Recession upended the topography of America.... MORE
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The New World Order: A Map
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Why Business Hates Obama
Financial reform might irk Wall Street, but the president’s real problem is with small... MORE
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Why the Great Plains Are Great Once Again
Throughout the good times and, more important, the bad of this new millennium, the cities of the... MORE
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The G-20's New Balance of Power
As world leaders gather in Canada this weekend, the nations with the most influence won't be the... MORE
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The Downside of Brit-Bashing
Obama may be spanking BP’s brass today.... MORE
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So Much for Europe's Superiority
The massive bailout confirms that Europe, supposedly reasserting itself on the world stage, is a... MORE
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We Need a New Ross Perot
America’s broken, bickering two-party system needs a jolt in the arm like England’s getting from... MORE
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Beyond the Census: America's Demographic Advantage
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Obama's Middle-Class Meltdown
By cozying up to Wall Street and pushing climate change, the president is playing to the coasts—and... MORE
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Stop Coddling Wall Street!
Obama's call for a new tax on big banks amounts to a fraction of Goldman's bonuses.... MORE
