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Do We Need a Capitalist Civil War?
We Americans like to think of ourselves as a thoroughly modern people — living proof of what, with enough toil and grit, the rest of the free world can one day hope to be. And yet for all our...
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Why We Want Our Own Home
The nation is witnessing a surge in interest and demand for individual homes around the country. Home inventory is now quite low and even with higher interest rates looming, demand remains high and...
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Revisiting Mitch Daniels' "Truce" on Social Issues
There’s a myth in Indianapolis Republican circles that goes something like this: back in the good old days, the Indiana GOP was made up of high minded, moderate statesmen from metro Indianapolis like...
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The "Myth" of Russian Gas
Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine may be paid for with its oil and gas sales to Europe, but this gift is one that may stop giving. Russia’s oil resources are increasingly located in the hardest to reach...
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The Independent Republics of Big Tech Are the Biggest Threat to Democracy
The Department of Homeland Security revealed last week that it was creating a Disinformation Governance Board to distribute "best practices" for countering disinformation. The new board joins a growing...
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America's Two Housing Markets
Imagine that, on top of all our other problems, the United States had a shortage of pickup trucks. While many pickups are purchased for recreational purposes, they also play vital roles in...
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Between the Stupid and the Evil
‘We have two parties here, and only two. One is the evil party, and the other is the stupid party… I’m very proud to be a member of the stupid party… Occasionally, the two parties get together to do...
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Car Access in US Major Metropolitan Areas
Motor vehicles (cars, SUVs, and personal trucks) are important to national and metropolitan economies, but also the economy of households.Personal vehicles largely provide the most rapid door to door...
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How the Boomers Robbed the Young of All Hope
"Young people do not degenerate; this occurs only after grown men have already become corrupt." - Montesquieu, The Spirit of Laws, 1748.The great test of a generation is whether it leaves better...
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China and Russia Rejoice at America’s Quest to Go Green
China and Russia are great War historians of WWI and WWII, and know that the countries that control the minerals, crude oil, and natural gas, controls the world! Biden has done an excellent job of...
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There’s One Simple Trick for Making America’s Post-Pandemic Cities Great Again
America’s great cities are coming back, albeit slowly, from the shock of the pandemic, and its divisive aftermath. But don’t expect them to fully recover their former status any time soon.Aristotle...
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In Five Years, Sound Transit Has Racked Up An Additional $150B for Rail Plan
Since 2017, Sound Transit’s full system expansion went from costing taxpayers $92 billion to an incredible $142 billion, and project completion was stretched from 2041 to 2046. That’s $50 billion in...
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Hudson County: New York's Sixth Borough
In some ways, Hudson County, New Jersey has shares characteristics of a New York City borough. This is evident in various urban and transportation indicators and their similarities in urban form.Hudson...
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Learning From Las Vegas: Academic Taxonomy
I just returned from a trip to Las Vegas. I was ready for a little post pandemic adventure and Vegas is just so easy. It was good to get out into the world again and explore the ever evolving Vegas...
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More Evidence That Young Americans Are Not Attracted to Dense Cities
As COVID-19 restrictions lift and cities attempt to stem the population and commercial losses they have sustained over the past two years, many urbanists are still banking that the historic,...
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We're Telling the Wrong Story About Race in America
It's been a week since a mentally ill racist murdered 10 people, most of them Black Americans, in a Buffalo supermarket. In the intervening days since this horrific tragedy, many have noted how often...
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Australia Votes - and a New Political Geography Emerges
The May 21 Federal Election in Australia saw the sitting conservative party (the Liberals) ousted from office, and the left-wing opposition Australian Labor Party claiming victory. In the process, what...
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California's Economy May Seem Healthy, But Just Wait for the Next Recession
The California economy may seem healthy on the surface, with home prices soaring, Silicon Valley booming and the state government posting big multi-year state budget surpluses thanks to a massive surge...
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Culver's Proves Flyover Brands Can Flourish Nationwide
Quick – name a fast-food chain that has taken the nation by storm with its authentic, great-tasting fare and has spread like wildfire everywhere, even on the coasts, while staying true to its flyover...
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What COVID Hath Wrought
Glenn Ellmers’s analysis of COVID and Trump represents a classic, and effective, account of the situation from the perspective of declining liberty and adherence to traditional values. But though it is...
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