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Two Gen Xers Walk Into A Retirement Home…
I recently got a detailed email from a friend in the Pacific Northwest outlining a possible venture she and her husband are considering. I was one of several people they asked to review the...
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'The Hamptons' is a One-Industry Place
A “resort” community where there is no central commercial resort can still be a one-industry economy. In the case of the South Fork of Long Island (aka “Hamptons”), the one trick is luxury housing....
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SIlicon Valley is Moving to Texas
On December 1st, Hewlett-Packard–which has been headquartered in Silicon Valley since 1939–announced that its corporate headquarters would move to Houston. On May 9, Elon Musk announced that Tesla was...
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Peak Progressive?
In the minds of most progressives, as well as some horrified conservatives, California is the harbinger of America’s future. Governor Gavin Newsom sees his state as a model, claiming California is “the...
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Post-Pandemic Housing Reality, Alt Cities to CA-NYC Housing Boom
A crazy week with a *ton* of new items I'll only be able to partially get through in this post, including some followups to last week's post about California tech companies moving to Texas:WSJ: Texas’...
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God and the Pandemic
If God gives you technology, use it to reach people!~Rabbi David Eliezrie The Secret of ChabadDuring this most miserable of years, religion, like virtually every major social institution, has been...
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Pandemic Changes More Than Where We Work and Live
Pandemic Changes CongestionUntil the pandemic, people’s choices were largely shaped by their workplaces and commutes. A 25-minute drive to work could become an hour and a half at rush hour. One might...
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Are Great Lakes a Big Economic Advantage?
Denizens of the Great Lakes watershed long have looked at those five vast, deep, shimmering pools not only as an unmatched economic and cultural resource but also as the ultimate trump card.Containing...
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Go Local to Get Something Done in America
Despite expectations by party loyalists on each side of the aisle that their side would come away with a complete victory, the 2020 election finally ended this week with political power at the federal...
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The Dangerous Headlines of the New York Times
As the nation continues to sort out the aftermath of a deeply divided presidential election, many narratives will emerge and citizens should be guarded and skeptical about them. This is because many in...
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Business Led the Way to Virus Revamp
The rapid transformation of the U.S. economy to “remote” during the pandemic—a switchover likely to endure in many respects after vaccinated immunity to Covid-19 is reasonably achieved—is gigantic...
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Xi'an: Ancient and Modern: The Evolving Urban Form
Xi’an (pronunciation) is located in central China, on the Wei River, a tributary of the flood-prone Yellow River (Huang He). Xi’an is at the bottom of the “Ordos Loop” (see Surprising Ordos: The...
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New Zealand Adopts Texas MUDs
New Zealand home prices are among the highest in the world relative to incomes and rents, with the capital city of Auckland having a median home price of $830k and a house price to income median...
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Can California Stop Big Tech from Moving to Cheaper Spots?
For the past half-century, California has dominated America’s tech industry. From the development of precision farming to the incubation of aircraft, space, semiconductors and computer systems, this...
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China Rediscovers Rural Life (Cue Applause)
Another period of singing the virtues of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) direction seems upon us, at least when it comes to steering an economy. Just as after the Great Recession of 2008-9, China’s...
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Evidence on Post-Pandemic Telecommuting
More studies have been published indicating that telecommuting is likely to be far more important after the pandemic than it was before. A University of Chicago study published early this month...
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Beyond Economic Populism
Predictably, politicos and commentators spent much of 2020 debating why working-class voters supported Trump and how the Democrats could win them back. Although we’ve occasionally contributed to these...
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The Age of Suburbia
“Mr. Covid has been the best city and regional planner Australia has ever had. The suburbs will shine, and regions will grow. Maybe we should forget about big city infrastructure projects for a while...
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California and Urban Cores Dominate Overcrowded Housing
Concern about overcrowded housing has been heightened by its association with greater COVID-19 infection risk. As a disease transmitted by human proximity, exposure is increased by being in overcrowded...
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Virtual Town Hall: Revitalizing California's Business Climate
You are invited to join Chapman University’s Vice President of Research Thomas Piechota who will host the next Ask the Experts Town Hall on Friday, January 22, from 11 – 12:30 P.M. (PST). The...
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