Joel Kotkin is a presidential fellow in urban futures at Chapman University and a contributing editor to the City Journal.
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Silicon Valley’s Shady 1 Percenters
Americans love their tech gurus, but the feeling isn’t mutual.... MORE
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The Triumph of the Suburbs
Urban nostalgists say Americans ought to want to live in dense downtowns—and ignore simply ignore... MORE
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America’s Real Urban Revival
Real growth is happening not just in the oldest cities but in more spread-out urban newbies, writes... MORE
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The Hipster Myth
The so-called creative class was supposed to remake America’s cities. It failed, says Joel Kotkin. MORE
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Where Have All the Babies Gone?
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Obama’s Energy Dilemma
Will the president push energy development and drive economic growth, or please the greens with... MORE
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GOP: Bring Back Honest Abe
It’s time for Republicans to finally embrace the healthy role that Americans want government to... MORE
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Obama's Win Widens Racial Rift
The Romney campaign banked almost entirely on white voters, while Obama's margin came from his huge... MORE
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The Empty Quarter Turns Its Back On Obama
Joel Kotkin on how Democrats abandoned the Plains and their 50 electoral votes—more than Florida,... MORE
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Despite the Great Recession, Obama’s New Coalition of Elites Has Thrived
Obama has assembled a new sort of elite coalition—a Clerisy—made up of the groups that have... MORE
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Obama’s Risky Bet On Single Women
At the second debate, Barack Obama aimed his appeal directly at single women.... MORE
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Two Americas: The 47 Percent vs. the Clingers
If Obama wins a second term, the Great Plains and Southern states may find themselves shut out in... MORE
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Whoever Wins, Suburbanites Lost
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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
