
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan is a Rare, and Potentially Bipartisan, Feel Good Moment
President Trump's proposed trillion dollar plus infrastructure program represents a rare, and potentially united feel good moment. Yet before we jump into a massive re-do of our transportation, water and electrical systems, it's critical to make sure we get some decent bang for the federal buck.

Local Empowerment Should Be About Local Matters
I've generally been someone who wants to see local governments…

To Reunite America, Liberate Cities to Govern Themselves
by Joel Kotkin and Richard Florida
Even setting the dysfunction of our national government, the fact is that no top-down, one-size-fits-all set of policies can address the very different conditions that prevail among communities.

Decentralize Government to Resolve Country’s Divisions
by Joel Kotkin
America is increasingly a nation haunted by fears of looming dictatorship. Whether under President Barack Obama’s “pen and phone” rule, or...Read more

Opportunity Urbanism: A Novel Idea For U.S. Cities
By Scott Beyer...
As the U.S. grows more urban and diverse,…

THE EMERGING NEW ASPIRATIONAL SUBURB
by Aaron M. Renn
Urban form in American cities is in…

GO EAST, YOUNG SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKERS
by Joel Kotkin 02/09/2015
Do the middle class and working…

ROADMAP TO SURPRISES OF THE RUSTBELT
by Matthew Stevenson 01/23/2015
Back in New York, no one…

RALEIGH: SUBURBANIZING THE CITY AND SUBURBS
by Wendell Cox 03/02/2011...
New 2010 Census results indicate…

MEASURING ECONOMIC GROWTH, BY DEGREES
By Joel Kotkin
In this information age, brains are supposed…