The Two State Solution to end the Gaza/Israeli War is dead for a simple reason. There no longer is a “state” in Gaza. The tunnels have largely been destroyed with explosives. When the tunnels collapsed, the apartments, stores, schools, and hospitals above them were destroyed. read more »
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Planners Push Transit, But It's a Hard Sell in Western Cities
Over the six decades that transit subsidies have been virtually universal, governments and media have urged people to give up driving and switch to transit. read more »
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Mean Girls Rising
Once the putative party of the people, the Democrats are increasingly the party of political “Mean Girls.” read more »
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Empty or Illicit? NYC Shops for a Solution
New York City, like many urban areas, has suffered vacant storefronts in recent years. The causes are likely many read more »
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Agressive Canadian Progressivism is Descending the Country into Crazy
Like most Americans, I always tended to believe Canada was our more sensible, if less intense, neighbour. It was a country that respected liberal traditions read more »
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Engines of Opportunity
Colleges, universities, and academic medical centers play a vital role as engines of learning, innovation, prosperity, and opportunity in America’s cities. But they face growing tectonic stresses read more »
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Gavin Newsom's Futile Bid to Trump-Proof California
Never one to miss an opportunity for posturing, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced plans to “Trump-proof” the state if the former president wins later this year. read more »
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Interest in Democratic Valueo is High Outside Urban Cores
With the COVID-19 pandemic declared over, a significant question for politicians, planners, and pundits alike is what to do with city centers and old urban cores after the pandemic pushed many Americans to move away from dense urban areas. read more »
California Is the Homeland of Progressive Anti-Semitism
One 19th century Gentile described California as “the Jews’ earthly paradise”. It is paradise no longer. Reports of attacks on Jewish businesses, homes and institutions are becoming ever more commonplace read more »
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Sometimes Comical; Sometimes Tragic
On the last working day before the Holidays the OMB of the White House announced a notice of decision regarding the statistical treatment of race and ethnicity topics in all government statistical programs and analyses. In a revised Statistical Policy Directive 15 it stated: These revisions to SPD 15 are intended to result in more accurate and useful race and ethnicity data across the Federal government. (emphasis mine) read more »