Author: Joel Kotkin

Southern California faces a crisis of confidence. A region that once imagined itself as a new model of urbanity – what the early 20th century minister

The November election will be played out along all the usual social memes – from gay marriage, racism and immigration to the “war against women.”

I’ve been friends with Charlie Sena for almost two decades. Charlie, a longtime entrepreneur, Democratic political operative and fundraiser for former Gov. Gray Davis, recently

In ways not seen since at least the McCarthy era, Americans are finding themselves increasingly constrained by a rising class—what I call the progressive Clerisy—that

California’s dream is shrinking inexorably, and only radical steps can prevent the condition from becoming permanent. Compared with previous economic expansions, fewer state residents and

As they approach what could be a troublesome election season, Democratic party strategists have targeted two issues – inequality and race – as their primary means to

As they face the midterm elections with the wind in their faces, Democrats increasingly stake their collective political future on the issue of inequality. The