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The Persistence of Failed History: “White Infill” as the New “White Flight”?
“There is a secret at the core of our nation. And those who dare expose it must be condemned, must be shamed, must be driven from polite society. But the truth stalks us like bad credit.” – Writer...
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New Data on Commuting in Canada
New data from the National Household Survey indicates that driving to work continues to surge in Canada. In addition to providing work access market shares, the National Household Survey provides...
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A Cri de Coeur for Localism
The current era of 21st century urban revolutions began in early 2011, with scores of cities during the Arab Spring. The uprisings have now taken on a newer, darker hue, with Sao Paolo’s protest over...
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The Truce That Could Save American Cities
Some states, such as New York and California, are loudly proclaiming that they have returned from the fiscal abyss. Maybe for now, but the future doesn’t look so good when long-term debt and pension...
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Eastvale, CA: Suburban Charm Trumps Urban Convenience
Eastvale, a new community just over the Riverside County line from Orange County, is a place that most urbanists would naturally detest. City Hall is no architectural masterpiece, occupying a small...
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Will Europe Hit a Demographic Tipping Point?
The best hope for the youth of France, according to a recent New York Times op-ed, is, well, to get out of France. Youth unemployment in France is running at 26%. No wonder some might believe their...
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A Suburban Economic Future?
The basic, often unappreciated, fact about economic life in Australia’s metropolitan regions are that most of the jobs are in suburban locations. Our central business districts (CBDs) – prominent...
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Metropolitan Dispersion: 1950-2012
America has become much more metropolitan since 1950, when the Office of Management and Budget released the first modern criteria for determining the boundaries of metropolitan areas. Metropolitan...
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Singapore Needs A New Sling
Over the past half century, the tiny city-state of Singapore has developed arguably the most successful formula for growth and social uplift on the planet. Like the famous Singapore sling— a tropical...
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XpressWest Las Vegas Train: Where are the Venture Capitalists?
Recently, the US Department of Transportation indefinitely suspended a federal loan application for the XpressWest high-speed rail train from Victorville California to Las Vegas. The only public...
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What Detroit’s Bankruptcy Teaches America
As has long been expected, the city of Detroit has officially filed for bankruptcy. While many will point to the sui generis nature of the city as a one-industry town with extreme racial polarization...
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Detroit, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
Thou wouldst fain destroy the temple! If thou be Jesus, Son of the Father, now from the Cross descend thou, that we behold it and believe on thee when we behold it. If thou art King over Israel, save...
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Why Trayvon Martin Defines Sanford, Florida
For other rural cities in America, Sanford, Florida, home of the George Zimmerman trial, is useful as a cautionary tale: Define yourself now, before an incident like the shooting of Trayvon Martin...
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Is the “Rust Belt” a Dirty Word?
Many people hate the term “Rust Belt”. They dislike the aesthetics of the Rust Belt. For others, the term is less loaded, but rather a moniker denoting who we are. Consider me in the latter camp. But I...
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High Confidence Not Translating to High Math Scores for American and European...
Swedish fourth graders are leading the world in mathematics, followed closely by those in other developed European nations, at least if we look at students’ reported self-confidence in the subject....
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Manufacturing in Los Angeles: A Test Case in Why Increasing Concentration...
What comes to mind when you think of Los Angeles’ big industries? Motion pictures and other entertainment sectors, yes. Real estate and corporate headquarters, too. But probably not manufacturing.No...
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America's Emerging Housing Crisis
The current housing recovery may be like manna to homeowners, but it may do little to ease a growing shortage of affordable residences, and could even make it worse. After a recession-generated...
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Bruce Springsteen: The Wrecking Ball Strikes Europe
It makes sense that the European continent would enthusiastically welcome Bruce Springsteen this summer on his Wrecking Ball Tour. Europe is in its second year of a prolonged recession, and its...
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Should Uncle Sam Chase a Scandinavian Model?
When American progressives dream their future vision of America, no place entices them more than the sparsely populated countries of Scandinavia. After all, here are countries that remain strongly...
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Humiliating Detroit
As I’ve noted before, Detroit is all too frequently just a blank screen onto which people project their own personal bogeymen. So liberals see in Detroit racism gone wild, America’s comeuppance for its...
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