Unsold Electric Cars May Be Signaling a Death Spiral for the Auto Industry
With new EV inventories beginning to increase on dealer lots, the auto industry has many challenges such as locating the buyers that may have serious concerns about a wide range of issues related to...
View ArticleLand-use Law Kills More Than 100 People in Maui
At the latest count, more than 100 people died in the Maui fire that also burned most of the town of Lahaina. The blame for this fire can be traced directly to Hawaii’s 62-year-old land-use law, which...
View ArticleRichard Bilkszto Won't Be the Last Victim of the Diversity-Industrial Complex
The suicide of former Toronto school principle Richard Bilkszto, 60, was one that many of his associates believe was prompted, at least in part, by vicious attacks from an “anti-racism” instructor....
View ArticleThe Future of Appalachia
Appalachia has been a byword for American underdevelopment and dysfunction for over a century.The region has been the target of many government actions over decades attempting to improve its...
View ArticleIndian Americans Are Finding Their Political Voice
In a year of depressingly predictable election trends, the rise of biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy represents something of a breakthrough. In some polls for the Republican presidential nomination,...
View ArticleGen Z Wants Space
When my Gen Z students graduated a few months ago, I noticed something unusual about their post-baccalaureate plans. For most of my teaching career, many of my students would move to New York City or...
View ArticleThe Death of the Great American City
The King of Wall Street has spoken, but the peasants are not listening. Ever since the end of the lockdowns, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, like many of his elite counterparts in cities from New York...
View ArticleThe Power of Power Density
In an August 7 article, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman claimed that “technological progress in renewable energy has made it possible to envisage major reductions in emissions at little or no...
View ArticleAdaption Is The Answer
The world is careening toward a climate crisis, and by that we do not mean nasty weather or impending human extinction. The real challenge lies in adapting to a changing climate without undermining an...
View ArticleA Plan to Resettle America in New Country Towns
I have often thought that if we lived in a society in which anyone, including those of only average or even below average ability, who works hard and plays by the rules could realistically look forward...
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Comparing Canadian and U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Canada and the United States are among a minority of national governments that formally designate metropolitan areas. Metropolitan areas are labor and housing markets which include a core urban area...
View ArticleWhere There's Smoke, There's Fire
The Antiplanner’s exurban area has been filled with smoke the last few days as winds have blown soot from wildfires in western Oregon towards central Oregon. As bad as the air has been here, it usually...
View ArticleCarnage of Child Labor and Ecological Destruction “Elsewhere” acceptable to...
Global cobalt demand soared with the advent of cell phones and laptop computers. Cobalt improves battery performance, extends driving range and reduces fire risks. Now, cobalt, lithium, and other...
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Demographia United States Housing Affordability - 2023 Edition Released
Demographia United States Housing Affordability rates middle-income housing affordability in 174 major housing markets in the United States. This edition covers the third quarter (September quarter) of...
View ArticleAmerica's Blue States Are Faring Worse Under Joe Biden
Logic may suggest that the parts of America performing well economically would be the first to back the President in office. But in this increasingly bizarre republic, it turns out that the strongest...
View ArticleBaby Boomers' Dwellings Become Impressive "Control Centers" - But Not Ideal...
Living to a ripe old age has its downsides. After entering their mid-60s and beyond, older people are at greater risk of experiencing various personal setbacks.Mobility limitations, chronic health...
View ArticleBeauty and the Rust Belt
Were Rust Belt cities ever really attractive? Cool? Livable? No.Rust Belt cities weren’t built for beauty, they were built for enterprise. Sure, there was wonderful beauty incidentally built along the...
View ArticleThe New Age of Agitprop
Are we living in a new age of agitprop? It is not unusual for journalism, culture and the arts to reflect the political bias of societies and individual writers. But in the past few decades, the...
View ArticleAmerica Keeps Moving to High Opportunity Cities
Americans migrated in massive numbers to large Sun Belt metro areas and fast-growing suburban cities between 2021 and 2022, according to newly released Census data. These patterns reflect the age-old...
View ArticleMore Proof That The Electrify Everything Push Is A Regressive Tax
On December 14, 2022, the Biden administration held “the first-ever White House Electrification Summit.” The goal of the meeting, which included officials from the White House Office of Science and...
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