David BrewsterMore interesting analysis from Joel Kotkin, proposing a new political faultline between producing states in the Heartland, and the “ephemeral economy” on the coasts. He predicts that this war, once the poseur populist Trump is off the stage, will define our politics in the coming Hillary presidency. Curious that Seattle, a manufacturing town thanks to Boeing, is now so starkly aligned on the other side. Remarkable fact: there is only one state between Northeast and West Coast where Democrats control the legislature (Illinois).
In this disgusting election, dominated by the personal and the petty, the importance of the nation’s economic geography has been widely ignored. Yet if you look at the Electoral College map,…
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