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The recent jobs report showing declines in almost all high-wage sector  read more »

In 1946, when ENIAC, the world’s first general-purpose computer, was first turned on, it used so much power (about 174 kilowatts) that it caused the lights in Philadelphia to dim momentarily.  read more »

For a century, it worked, and brilliantly. The “California model” rested on massive investments in higher education, development of industrial zones in places such as the South Bay and Silicon Valley, and persistent upgrading of basic infrastructure.  read more »

The World Bank recently released its Total Fertility Rate (TFR) estimates for 2023.  read more »

Think what you will of President Trump’s chaotic-seeming tariff policies. The ostensible goal — the revitalisation of US manufacturing — is of decisive importance for the success of the nation.  read more »

Serious question, occasioned by evidence and experience: Do some members of California’s political class actually want people to die horrific deaths in wildfires and other natural disasters? Because they’re sure acting like it.  read more »

Rail transit is finally getting the attention it deserves in Washington, DC. Early this month, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released a report describing billion-dollar boondoggles.  read more »

The Road as America's Mirror

America has always defined itself by the road. Our highways are more than infrastructure; they are metaphors for freedom, movement, and agency.  read more »

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Demographia World Urban Areas (Built-up Urban Areas or Urban Agglomerations) is the only regularly published inventory of population, corresponding land area and population density for urban areas  read more »

Most people may not realize that the underground black tar commonly referred to as crude oil is essentially useless unless refined  read more »