Wendell Cox

Wendell Cox is the principal of the consultancy Demographic and a senior fellow at the Center for Opportunity Urbanism.

Here’s Why California’s Losing Population for the First Time

Fewer 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 Real

The 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

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TIME BOMB

America’s Future Depends on the Bedroom, Not the Border

As demographics shift across the globe, there are more grandparents than grandchildren for the first time in recorded history.

Joel Kotkin

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THE TRUE SECRET OF TRUMPISM

Ten Years After Lehman Collapsed, We’re Still Screwed

Want 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

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Geography vs. Demography

The Fight for Our Future Belongs to the ’Burbs

As 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

Wendell Cox

Here’s Why California’s Losing Population for the First Time

Trust the Science: The Blue State Surge Is Real

America’s Future Depends on the Bedroom, Not the Border

Ten Years After Lehman Collapsed, We’re Still Screwed

The Fight for Our Future Belongs to the ’Burbs

Landless Americans Are the New Serf Class

The Great Mass Transit Hoax

The Next Housing Bust

China’s Planned City Bubble Set to Pop

Where to Make It in America