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Joel Kotkin

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A neo-feudal war on the people Politics

A neo-feudal war on the people

3rd March 2023
The retreat from globalism Politics

The retreat from globalism

12th February 2023
How the Californian dream became a nightmare Politics

How the Californian dream became a nightmare

21st January 2023
America: a nation of giants led by pygmies Politics

America: a nation of giants led by pygmies

8th January 2023
The reparations trap Politics

The reparations trap

16th December 2022
The new global class war Politics

The new global class war

30th November 2022
A tale of two Americas Politics

A tale of two Americas

9th November 2022
The real American divide USA

The real American divide

30th October 2022
There is nothing progressive about a universal basic income Politics

There is nothing progressive about a universal basic income

11th October 2022
The revenge of the material economy Politics

The revenge of the material economy

23rd September 2022

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The fall of Los Angeles USA

The fall of Los Angeles

10th September 2022
There are dark days ahead for the Jewish diaspora Politics

There are dark days ahead for the Jewish diaspora

26th August 2022
Why suburbia will decide the future USA

Why suburbia will decide the future

6th August 2022
Google: whatever happened to ‘Don’t be evil’? Politics

Google: whatever happened to ‘Don’t be evil’?

20th July 2022
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