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The Geography of Superentrepreneurs
What parts of the world have given rise to the most successful entrepreneurs? This is a question which is answered in the superentrepreneurs project. This project is about studying high-end...
View ArticleThe "Tottering Chicago?" Series - Part 2
Here’s part 2 in the “Tottering Chicago?” series. We’re moving on to the second question I raised after reading William Voegeli’s That Tottering Town, a review of the book What Next, Chicago? Notes of...
View ArticleThe Revenge of the Material Economy
America’s narrow escape last week from a major rail-worker strike brought home an important truth: people who make and ship real things – let’s call them material workers – now hold the whip hand over...
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U.S. Auto Commuting Dips to Half Century Low
The share of workers commuting to work by auto fell to 75.6%, according to the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS), the lowest level since before the 1970 census, which reported that 77.7% of...
View ArticleCensus Data Show Transit's Devastation
More than three times as many people worked at home in 2021 as in 2019, according to data that was released yesterday by the Census Bureau. While this isn’t surprising, the increase in telecommuting...
View ArticleAmerica's Dependency on Imports May Be Stagnating its Economy
Shortages of the following may be leading to the new norm of shortages and inflation:Neon - the gas crucial to manufacturing electronic chips.Urea – the ingredient to make the EPA required Diesel...
View ArticleThe "Tottering Chicago?" Series – Part 3
Here’s part 3 in the “Tottering Chicago?” series. Today I’m discussing the third question I raised after reading William Voegeli’s That Tottering Town, a review of the book What Next, Chicago? Notes of...
View ArticleMarilyn and Elvis: Dead Labor in the Age of Streaming
When Marilyn Monroe was cast as a spunky cannery worker in Clash by Night (1952), she took “an all-night bus to Monterey to observe cannery workers and to practice being working class.” As biographer...
View ArticlePopulation and Housing in 2021
The 2021 American Community Survey confirms that major population shifts took place due to the pandemic. But those shifts aren’t necessarily reflected by declines in housing prices in cities and...
View ArticleWhat Really Divides America
Reading the mainstream media, one would be forgiven for believing that the upcoming midterms are part of a Manichaean struggle for the soul of democracy, pitting righteous progressives against the...
View ArticleTexas High Speed Rail: The End or Not?
In 2012, the new Texas Central Railway announced that it would, in collaboration with the Central Railway of Japan build a high speed rail line from Dallas to Houston. The project was to cost $10...
View ArticleDo Cities Have a Future?
The great core cities don’t die — but only if they are willing to change. Today the world’s great cities, such as New York or London, face dramatically changed conditions, notably the rise of remote...
View ArticleThe Coming Green Electricity Nightmare
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) wanted regulatory reform, in part to reverse some of the Biden Administration reversals of Trump era reforms intended to expedite permits for fossil fuel projects.Majority...
View ArticleThe "Tottering Chicago?" Series – Part 4
Here’s part 4 in the “Tottering Chicago?” series. Today I’m discussing the third question I raised after reading William Voegeli’s That Tottering Town, a review of the book What Next, Chicago? Notes of...
View ArticleThree Paths to Despotism
“Democracy is at stake,” US President Biden told a gathering of Democratic Party governors on September 28th. His warning about the global spread of illiberalism followed the stunning gains made by...
View ArticleHurricane Hype, Lies, Censorship — and Reality
Hurricane Ian is in the history books, having unleashed its Category 4 fury on southwestern Florida. Even as the area slowly digs out and rebuilds, the devastation and tragedies will linger in reality...
View ArticlePandemic Increases Homeownership
The nation’s number of occupied homes grew by 3.9 percent between 2019 and 2021, representing 4.7 million units of new homes, according to table B25032 of the American Community Survey. More than 98.5...
View ArticleThere's Nothing Progressive About a Universal Basic Income
‘Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.’ This colourful quote, sometimes attributed to Lenin, could well apply to the many free-market ideologues and tech oligarchs in the US,...
View ArticleThe "Tottering Chicago?" Series – Part 5
Here’s part 5, the last entry of my “Tottering Chicago?” series. In case you didn’t know or had forgotten, this series was prompted after reading William Voegeli’s That Tottering Town, a review of the...
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Weekly Digest: What Women and Men Want in the Dating Market
Welcome to my weekly digest. For new subscribers, this contains a roundup of my recent writings and podcasts, as well as links to the best articles from around the web this week. First, a study on what...
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