Blogs

US Sets Crude Oil Exports set Record in 2022

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), the United States exported a record 3.6 million barrels  read more »

Toronto Transit Service Cuts Criticized in University Report

Just implemented service adjustments will reduce Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) services to nine percent below pre-pandemic levels  read more »

The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Will Hurt Joe Biden

The rescue of Silicon Valley Bank and its large depositors has drawn together unlikely bedfellows.  read more »

Feudal Future Podcast: Understanding the Iranian Revolution

On this episode of The Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky help us understand the Iranian revolution  read more »

SEPTA Halts King of Prussia Rail Project

Philadelphia’s transit agency, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has paused the King of Prussia rail line  read more »

Feudal Future Podcast: The Future of Latinos in Politics

On this episode of The Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by political demographer, Ruy Teixeira, and author and principal, Soledad Ursua  read more »

The SVB Collapse Marks the End of the Silicon Valley Era

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the second largest in US history, is raising concerns  read more »

South Korea Sets Another Low Total Fertility Rate Record

Statistics Korea has announced that the nation had a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 0.78, which is a new record low  read more »

Wall Street Journal Gets US Commute Times Wrong

A March 1, 2023 article entitled As Americans Work From Home, Europeans and Asians Head Back to the Office appeared as the lead in the Wall Street Journal’s “In Today’s Paper” internet newsletter.  read more »