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The article discusses the changing importance of downtown areas in cities, using Austin, Texas as an example. It highlights the trend of population and job growth moving to the suburbs and exurbs, while downtown areas experience an increase in office vacancies. The rise of remote work, accelerated by the pandemic, has allowed professionals to work further away from their place of employment, favoring suburban areas. The article argues that transportation policy should focus on connecting whole regions through roads and telecommunications, rather than prioritizing downtown areas. Planned communities in suburbs and exurbs are seen as successful adaptations to contemporary conditions, offering amenities and environmental sustainability. [Extracted from the article]

Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes? Chico Marx in Duck Soup (1933) The long-rising blue tide that has colored American politics and values may have crested, but [...]

After two painful recessions and ever greater national discord, there is considerable support for a new beginning, even if it takes massive federal spending. The question we must ask now [...]

Over the past few years California's plight has taken on mythic proportions--a cautionary tale of progressive woe among conservatives, but a beacon for a future enlightened capitalism among its woke [...]

Wherever profit leads us, to every sea and shore For love of gain the wide world's harbors we explore. --Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679) Once Westerners were explorers--daredevils [...]

When there is a general change in conditions, it is as if the entire creation had changed, and the whole world altered. --Ibn Khaldun, 14th-century Arab historian Now that Trump [...]

I'm not a free-market fundamentalist. To me, the beauty of liberal capitalism lies in its performance: More people live well, and live longer, than ever before. Millions of working-class people [...]

The human world is fast becoming an urban world--and according to many, the faster that happens and the bigger the cities get, the better off we all will be. The [...]

Boomtowns and Texas have often gone hand in hand. Now, buoyed by high energy prices, a rebounding tech sector, and an influx of educated newcomers from the U.S. and abroad, […]

CALL IT THE REVENGE OF THE BOONDOCKS. For several years now, the nation's entrepreneurial hotbeds have been migrating from the major urban centers to smaller cities on the periphery. But [...]

When Fargo, North Dakota, businessman Howard Dahl boards a plane for the East Coast or flies to Europe and beyond, he is often struck by the views of the people [...]

... The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side, His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide For his [...]

For much of the past decade, Darik Volpa labored long and hard in the high-tech vineyards of San Jose and Boston. As an executive in the medical instrument industry, he [...]

Last year, when producer Alan Marshall needed state-of-the-art special effects for his upcoming movie, Showgirls, he might have considered the usual suspects: Industrial Light and Magic, Pacific Data Images, Digital [...]

Once dominated by huge vertically integrated corporations, Hollywood has become the shining model of our industrial future--a network of flexible small businesses that get things done in here-today-done-tomorrow alliances. Here's [...]

Barely two years after their greatest triumph--the election of Bill Clinton as president--the "New Democrats" find themselves outflanked by conservatives and liberals alike. On the right, Newt Gingrich's radicals have […]

NORTHEASTERN OHIO looks like an American cliche come to life: rolling green hills, well-tended Amish farms, and old, red-brick industrial towns whose economic zenith seems long since past. Yet where [...]

If you're like most Americans-particularly the policymakers, journalists, and industry observers who promote the well-worn image of Japan as a national economic juggernaut-then Shinji Matsuda will surprise you. Matsuda is [...]

For much of its recent history, the city of Fullerton, California, situated some 22 miles south of Los Angeles, remained--at least to the outside eye--just another part of Southern California's [...]

After World War II, L.A. was seen as a shining Valhalla where everybody owned a house and the sun always shined. Then people thought of it as hell on Earth. [...]

Byline: Joel Kotkin and Harry Siegel More and more americans are childless by choice. But what makes sense for the individual may spell disaster for the country as a whole. [...]

The article discusses how race, ethnic, and religious ties are creating new spheres of influence that transcend geographic borders. The author describes thirteen such blocs. His "North American Alliance," for example, includes the U.S. and Canada, while the "Russian Empire" comprises Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, and the Russian Federation.

This author discusses the economic problems that California is experiencing as a result of the economic recession. The effects of immigration, the housing crisis, narcissist mentalities, and green politics on the economy of California are discussed. The author concludes by arguing that immigration brings innovation, creates jobs, and ultimately stimulates economic growth.

Byline: Joel Kotkin 'Boomer America' never had it so good. As a result, today's young Americans have never had it so bad. Today's youth, both here and abroad, have been [...]

Byline: Joel Kotkin Where can you go to escape the recession? Try any of these 10 places. Oh, and be prepared to wear red. Like a massive tornado, the Great [...]

Byline: Joel Kotkin How heartland cities like Fargo and Omaha became the nation's new boomtowns. On a drizzly, warm June night, the bars, galleries, and restaurants along Broadway are packed [...]

Byline: Joel Kotkin Why America's new baby boom bodes well for our future. As the nonstop TV commercials have made clear, the U.S. Census Bureau really hopes you've sent back [...]

'If New York City is a business, it isn't Wal-Mart,' Mayor Bloomberg once sneered. Maybe it should be. When Michael Bloomberg stood on the steps of City Hall last week [...]

Fewer Americans are relocating than at any time since 1962. That's good news for families, communities--and even the environment. On almost any night of the week, Churchill's Restaurant is hopping. [...]

Byline: Joel Kotkin; Kotkin is a presidential fellow at Chapman University and executive editor of NewGeography.com. The notion of a populist outburst raises an archaic vision of soot-covered industrial workers [...]

American society is based on the idea that 'anyone' can reach the top. But the gap between rich and poor is growing, and the ladder seems to be disappearing. Barack [...]

The article features 3Com Corp. founder Robert Metcalfe and his success in the high technology industry in the U.S. as of February 1999. Topics discussed include his lifestyle when he was still involved with the digital electronics manufacturing company 3Com, and his invention of the Ethernet computer networking technology. Also mentioned are high technology, money, and need for solitude as keys to success.

IN difficult times, which are certainly upon us, people, leaders and regions show the content of their characters. Sadly, it is not certain that Los Angeles' business and political elite [...]

IN the weeks since Sept. 11, one recurring theme has been the idea that the "new economy" is being replaced with a new "warfare" economy. This mantra sees a return [...]

EVER since the 1970s, Los Angeles has been a laggard in the tech-based economy. Whether in the development of the microprocessor, personal computer, biotechnology, or the Internet, the region has [...]

Adopting the borough system is the best way to counter secessionists As he settles into office, Mayor James Hahn's most pressing challenge will be to avoid becoming the Mikhail Gorbachev [...]

DURING the recent mayoral campaign, virtually nothing was said about the issue of economic growth. Yet as the national and state economies continue to sag, there are good reasons why [...]

IF the municipal elections last week proved anything, what has been widely hailed as the "inevitable" future -- that is, the takeover of City Flail by a "progressive" coalition of [...]