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The End of Green Energy

Fossil fuels are still king

Jan 15 • Joel Kotkin

The Housing Crisis

Soaring housing costs are driving young people towards socialism

Jan 13 • Joel Kotkin

Gavin Newsom is Selling a California Success Story that Never Happened

Democratic Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska, when running for president in 1992, noted that Bill Clinton was “an unusually good liar”.

Jan 11 • Joel Kotkin

56:15

How Automation Is Reshaping Jobs, Education, And Opportunity

Joel Kotkin & Marshall Toplansky

Jan 9 • Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky

Trump Aside, Canada and the U.S. Need to Cooperate

“Living next to you, is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant.

Jan 8 • Joel Kotkin

Feudal Future Podcast

56:15

How Automation Is Reshaping Jobs, Education, And Opportunity

Joel Kotkin & Marshall Toplansky

Jan 9 • Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky

35:39

2025 in Review: A Decade of Demographics & Policy

Listen now (36 mins) | The headlines shout about winners and losers, but the real story this year is a quiet break in the social fabric: rising costs…

Dec 23, 2025 • Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky

39:14

Faith in Flux: Tracking America’s Religious Shift

Listen now (39 mins) | The ground beneath American religion is shifting, but not in a straight line.

Dec 9, 2025 • Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky

46:29

Newsom’s Next Move: And Who’s Got Next for California

Listen now (47 mins) | A governor with national ambitions, a party tug‑of‑war, and a state wrestling with affordability—this conversation goes straight…

Nov 3, 2025 • Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky

Joel's Articles

The End of Green Energy

Fossil fuels are still king

Jan 15 • Joel Kotkin

The Housing Crisis

Soaring housing costs are driving young people towards socialism

Jan 13 • Joel Kotkin

Gavin Newsom is Selling a California Success Story that Never Happened

Democratic Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska, when running for president in 1992, noted that Bill Clinton was “an unusually good liar”.

Jan 11 • Joel Kotkin

Joel Kotkin

Joel Kotkin

Joel Kotkin is an internationally-recognized authority on global, economic, political and social trends. His writing will help you understand the trends that matter and what actions can make a difference.

NewGeo Archive

The Problem With Energy Blinders

Blinders are used to keep horses focused on the road ahead and not get distracted by people or other things on either side of them.

Dec 27, 2025 • Antiplanner

What Urbanism Lost When DEI Was Defeated, Part 2

Last Monday I wrote a piece that lamented the state of policy movement on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in America.

Dec 25, 2025 • Pete Saunders

Once Again, Transparency Is Not the Enemy of Academic Freedom

Public universities are facing a crisis of confidence.

Dec 22, 2025 • Samuel J. Abrams

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Joel's Articles

Described by the New York Times as “America’s uber-geographer,” Joel Kotkin is an internationally-recognized authority on global, economic, political and social trends.

Joel in the Media

Listen to or watch Joel's media interviews, and his guest appearances on popular podcasts.

This section features Joel's recommended articles by other authors.

In this section you will find an archive of posts from NewGeography — a site devoted to analyzing and discussing demographics, and the places where we live and work.

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