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In this difficult year, it seems right to seek reconciliation with others, particularly those who differ from us. I wish in particular to express my appreciation for my Muslim friends, who are among my closest collaborators on urban and other policy matters. Particularly notable is that, as our rabbi Sharon Sobel, reminds us, there is the odd coincidence between Christmas and Chanukah this year. The last time Chanukah fell on Christmas Day was in 2005 and they won't overlap again until 2035 and then 2054.
I feel this in particular because of the success of the partnership behind this website, two Plains Christians and a west coast Jew, shows that differences, geographic or ethnic, are not material to producing a good product. I would also like to extend my appreciation to both our Gentile and Jewish readers, who sustain us in this week.
Our readers come from around the world, so my friends in Sydney and Brisbane keep out of the sun while for our many readers in Britain, well, watch out for the mist and rain, if not worse. Some will dine on Chinese food, or latkes, others baked ham. In our fondness for food, drink and company we are all one race.
Enjoy yourselves.
Joel Kotkin is the author of The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class. He is the Roger Hobbs Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University and and directs the Center for Demographics and Policy there. He is Senior Research Fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas in Austin. Learn more at joelkotkin.com and follow him on Twitter @joelkotkin.
Photo: One of the state Christmas trees and the National Menorah on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC. Kevin Harber, via Flickr under CC 2.0 License.
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