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California job cuts will hurt Gavin Newsom’s White House run

California Governor Gavin Newsom loves to describe his state as “an economic powerhouse”. Yet he’s far more reluctant to acknowledge its dramatically worsening employment picture.

Politics

Dec 10, 2025

An anti-woke counter-revolution is sweeping through the media

From Hollywood to the newsroom, the hegemony of the ‘progressives’ is finally faltering.

Politics

Dec 1, 2025

California’s billionaire tax could bring down Gavin Newsom

Gavin Newsom’s run for the White House is going from bad to worse.

Politics

Nov 17, 2025

Mayors to Cities: Drop Dead

Far-left policies on policing, education, and taxation are pushing Los Angeles, Chicago, and others to the brink.

Politics

Nov 15, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s rise is fuelled by generational resentment

Politics

Nov 4, 2025

Decadent Ideology, Decaying Fraternity

Richard M. Reinsch II

Politics

Sep 4, 2025

DC and LA Failures Play Into Trump’s Hands

Joel Kotkin

Politics

Aug 14, 2025

Climate Lawyers Try a New Approach

Michael Toth

Politics

Aug 11, 2025

Reading the New Conservatives

Richard M. Reinsch II

Politics

Jul 31, 2025

The Specter of Chaos in New York

Michael Toth

Politics

Jul 30, 2025

Research

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The Surge of the Small Donorate in U.S. Elections: A View from Texas Statewide Campaigns.”

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, and Daron Shaw

Politics

Sep 4, 2024

Campaign Ads and the Differences Between Soliciting Donations and Mobilizing Volunteers

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, Daron Shaw

Politics

May 20, 2024

Commentary

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Los Angeles Has Fallen

Joel Kotkin

Politics

Jun 11, 2025

Class Warfare, LA Style

Joel Kotkin

Politics

Jun 11, 2025

LA Riots Reflect Failure of Progressive Leadership

Joel Kotkin

Politics

Jun 9, 2025

Trump Should Be Thanking Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, Not Waging War

John Yoo

Politics

Jun 6, 2025

Musk’s Outbursts Reveal a Deeper Rift in MAGA

Joel Kotkin

Politics

Jun 4, 2025

Is ‘Eating the Tariffs’ Good for Business?

Richard M. Reinsch II

Politics

Jun 3, 2025

Videos

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Kotkin: Non-Aligned Nations Navigating a Multipolar World

Politics

Aug 19, 2025