Ah, Sri Lanka.
In 2020: a beautiful, agriculturally self-sufficient island nation full of tea and tourists and holder of the highest “Environmental, Social, and Governance” (ESG) investor rating in the world. read more »
Urban Issues
The Bear and the Contradictions of Work
by Sherry Linkon and John Russo 09/02/2022
Hulu’s series The Bear, oddly labeled as a comedy, takes viewers inside a hectic, crowded, struggling Chicago sandwich shop that Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen Wright) inherited from his brother, Michael, read more »
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The Connection: Housing Affordability and Inequality
by Wendell Cox 08/29/2022
Canada’s housing affordability crisis is a matter of considerable concern especially for young people trying to buy a house. The worst problems are in the Vancouver and Toronto markets with their excessive land use regulation. read more »
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Rent Forever and Love It
by Joel Kotkin 08/28/2022
Housing is an industry, but it is also where people live, raise families, and stake their future. Yet increasingly, all around the world, housing has increasingly become just a commodity to be traded read more »
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Collapse or Evolution?
by Randal OToole 08/24/2022
An article in Salon by anti-capitalist Chris Hedges argues that our civilization is on the verge of collapse. As evidence, he points to the 65 percent decline of the population of St. Louis since 1950. read more »
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Total Fertility Rate: Metros — San Francisco (Lowest) to Jacksonville (Highest)
by Wendell Cox 08/22/2022
As we previously reported, US total fertility rates have dropped markedly since 2010. The total fertility rate (TFR) is “the expected number of lifetime births per woman women given current birth rates by age.” read more »
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How Managerial Aesthetics Explain Why Cities Can't Authentically Market Themselves
by Aaron M. Renn 08/18/2022
Have you ever noticed that there’s nothing more generic than a “local” coffee shop? read more »
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Homeowner’s Greatest Property Right is Single-Family Zoning
by Douglas Newby 08/17/2022
Some Confuse a Homeowner’s Greatest Property Right With How Many Uses the Homeowner can Utilize for Their Home
A homeowner’s greatest property right is not how many uses a homeowner can use their home, but neighborhood protection from uses not beneficial to single-family homes.
Dallas is Losing Homeowners read more »
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Irvine: A National Role Model
by Joel Kotkin 08/16/2022
Irvine provides a solution for transportation, energy and diversity issues bedeviling the country. The master-planned city represents the modern version of a 19th-century garden city – a largely self-contained and environmentally sustainable community. read more »
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The Importance of Fare Enforcement
by Randal OToole 08/15/2022
According to the New York City police department, subway crime is up 53 percent so far in 2022 compared with 2021. Since ridership grew by 64 percent in that time period, that means that crime rates per rider have actually fallen read more »
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