Welcome to my weekly digest, with the best articles from around the web and a roundup of my recent writings and appearances.
The Atlantic has an article out called “Is Single Parenthood the Problem?.” read more »
DemographicsFacing Reality on Single Parenthood
by Aaron M. Renn 10/05/2023
Welcome to my weekly digest, with the best articles from around the web and a roundup of my recent writings and appearances. The Atlantic has an article out called “Is Single Parenthood the Problem?.” read more » »
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Residential Building Permits Concentrated in South and Mountain West
by Wendell Cox 10/03/2023
Texas and Florida lead the nation in residential building permits in 2023 through July. read more » »
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2022 ACS Transportation Data
by Randal OToole 10/01/2023
About 5.0 million Americans relied on transit to get to work in 2022, according to American Community Survey data released by the Census Bureau last week. read more »
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Report: Building the New America
by Joel Kotkin-Wendell Cox-Marshall To... 09/29/2023
This new report examines the housing trends that are driving today's migration of people and jobs, and suggests a strategy that better fits the aspirations of most Americans. Below is a summary of the report and a link to download the full report: read more » »
A Lesson on California Housing from the Billionaires Planning a New City
by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox 09/28/2023
A cadre of Silicon Valley elites is drawing fierce criticism from local residents and environmentalists for planning a new city on the outskirts of the Bay Area read more » Blue Collar Workers Are Our Only Hope
by Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky 09/24/2023
Amid all the hysteria, technological wreckage and gallons of spilt ink, artificial intelligence’s most potent legacy is yet to be discerned. read more » »
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The Urban Doom Loop and Experiential Advantage
by Pete Saunders 09/22/2023
Let’s talk about the “urban doom loop”. There were quite a few pundits who believed that the Covid pandemic would be the catalyst for a profound transformation of cities. read more » »
America's Sanctuary Cities Are Falling Apart
by Joel Kotkin 09/21/2023
If it were not so tragic, it would be funny. For years the progressive Left — in the US as well as across the West — has boasted about its willingness to accept people even if they have arrived in America illegally. read more » »
Jakarta Closing Population Gap with Tokyo
by Wendell Cox 09/20/2023
Demographia World Urban Areas contains population, land area and population density for the nearly 1,000 identified built-up urban areas in the world with 500,000 or more population. The total population of these urban areas is estimated at 2.36 billion, representing 52 percent of the world urban population as estimated by the United Nations. read more » »
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Sen. Marco Rubio's Report on the Working (and Non-Working) Man
by Aaron M. Renn 09/11/2023
For Labor Day, Senator Marco Rubio’s office issued a report on “The State of the Working (and Non-Working) Man.” I thought it was very interesting and wanted to highlight parts of it. read more » »
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