Chicago Is Dying
For quality demographics, Chicago is world class. For quantity demographics, Chicago is dying. Which one matters more?
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Rust Belt
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Rust Belt Allure of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
How do you attract world-class talent living the dream in California to a gritty city obliterated by the shadow of New York?
Indiana’s Brain Dead Higher Education Policy
Indiana should be trying to encourage more residents to go to college. Instead, the wealthy give handouts to the wealthy.
Rust Belt of Silicon Valley: San Jose Is Dying
As Silicon Valley's focus shifts from hardware to software, its center is moving north, leaving behind a trail of decay.
Vagabonds Will Revitalize Detroit
Plus: A Korean parable and Saskia Sassen on the differences between Chicago and the Motor City.
Urban Frontier Mythology
Where the creative class, to use urbanist Richard Florida's term, are moving to today—and why.
Rust Belt Landscapes and Memory
In which Robert Putnam of Bowling Alone fame romanticizes his hometown of Port Clinton, Ohio.
Detroit Postmortem
Forget all of the obituaries filled with talk of brain drain and population decline. Magical things are still happening in Detroit.
Fresno’s Detroit Problem
A city can be beautiful and offer plenty of amenities, but if it's too close to known failures, it's going to have a difficult time attracting talent.
Inbreeding Homophily
Globalization favors open networks, people who can do business with each other on a minimal amount of trust, and avoids closed networks, the parochial neighborhoods that only look out for their own.