Joel Kotkin and his writings and research have inspired my columns quite a bit. Today, a piece got published in the Daily Beast that shows he's now reading my stuff. I'm flattered.
The first one's a guess. I read his premise statement: "'Rust Belt' no longer seems like a pejorative, as the northern industrial states now boast the lowest unemployment rate of any region—well below those in once-booming states including California, Nevada, Florida, and South Carolina."
I've written about the Rust Belt term being a pejorative often lately. Doesn't seem coincidence alone.
The second one isn't a guess. I'm quoted in the piece as an "industrial development official" in Newark, Ohio with a Republican bias in the piece that looks at how Obama re-election changes are aided by the recovering Midwest.
Except for a recent parks district levy advocacy, I haven't worked a political campaign in almost twenty years. But development is reason enough to get quoted in a political piece about Ohio and the Midwest.
Keep reading, professor Kotkin. And writing!
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