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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
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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