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“Suburbanites may not yet be conscious of the anti-suburban stance of the Obama team,” writes Joel Kotkin, editor of New Geography, “but perhaps they can read the body language.”

Joel in the NY Times

"You have to create jobs for this growing population or else you're headed for catastrophe," said Joel Kotkin, an internationally recognized researcher on economic, political and social trends. "I hope Sacramento understands this."

Joel in The San Bernardino Sun

The book, released next week, explores how the nation will evolve in the next four decades. Last week, Dr.  read more »

In a book due out next month, the international futurist says China isn't likely to overtake the United States as the world's economic superpower in coming decades, countering predictions of some forecasters who believe the Chinese economy will be the global leader by 2020.

Joel on The Washington Post

But I sense that something more fundamental is at stake. Obama in his first year adopted the priorities of what pundit Joel Kotkin, a Democrat himself, calls the "gentry liberals." Obama called for addressing long-term issues like health care and supposed climate change. He and his economic advisers, like many analysts across the political spectrum, underestimated the rise in unemployment. Talk about "green jobs" has proved to be just talk.  read more »