Economics

Empty or Illicit? NYC Shops for a Solution

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New York City, like many urban areas, has suffered vacant storefronts in recent years. The causes are likely many  read more »

Engines of Opportunity

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Colleges, universities, and academic medical centers play a vital role as engines of learning, innovation, prosperity, and opportunity in America’s cities. But they face growing tectonic stresses  read more »

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Gavin Newsom's Futile Bid to Trump-Proof California

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Never one to miss an opportunity for posturing, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced plans to “Trump-proof” the state if the former president wins later this year.  read more »

California's Broken Diversity Promise

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Few states are more ostentatious in their concern for racial equality and minority uplift than California.  read more »

Hydrogen or Synthetic Fossil Fuels?

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Every few years within the energy sector, a new 'entrepreneur' emerges with a supposedly 'revolutionary' idea that often turns out to be nothing more than a repackaging of an old concept that failed to gain traction.  read more »

New Report: El Futuro es Latino

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This newly released report covers the challenges and successes of Latinos, their history in California, and present day role in the economy.  read more »

Ending the Phone Based Childhood

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NYU professor Jonathan Haidt has a new book out called The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.  read more »

NYC Must Stop Destroying Its Institutions

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Due to budget concerns, New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed cuts to the New York City public library budgets, forcing the majority of public libraries to cut their hours and open only five days a week.  read more »

The Coming Revolt Against Woke Capitalism

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The greatest threat to Western civilisation comes not from China, Russia or Islamists, but from the very people who rank among its greatest beneficiaries.  read more »

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Blue States Should Let ESG Die

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Life is going from bad to worse for the ESG movement. This weekend, activist investor Bluebell Capital began a new battle to try and force BlackRock into overhauling its commitments to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing  read more »