If you joined yet, please check out and subscribe to Heartland Intelligence, my monthly research briefing on this critical region of the country that will determine the outcome of the next election. Last week I joined John Fenton from GoLocalProv in Providence for a livestream on the coronavirus. If the video doesn't display for you, click over … [Read More...]
More From Aaron
City of Indianapolis Backs $25 Million in Paycheck Protection Loans
I want to highlight a great development here in Indianapolis. The city of Indianapolis has approved allocating $25 million to fund federal paycheck protection program loans underwritten by the Indy Chamber. (Full disclosure: I am a consultant for the chamber). The SBA's forgivable Paycheck Protection Program was such a big hit that the loan … [Read More...]
Coronavirus and the Future of Remote Work
For those of you who have not yet signed up, please check out and subscribe to Heartland Intelligence, my monthly research bulletin on the cities of the greater American Midwest. As you may also know, I've been doing writing for the Indy Chamber's publication Indy Forward. My latest piece there is on the future of remote work in the … [Read More...]
America’s Distributed Governance System
My latest column is online at Governing. It is about America's distributed governance system, and how it has many strengths as well as the weaknesses we like to bemoan. Here is an excerpt: If there's one level of government that's most frequently touted as obsolete and an obstacle to progress, it's state government. Yet it's those much maligned … [Read More...]
The Lifeblood of America
My latest piece is online at City Journal and is about the impact of coronavirus on small businesses and efforts to try to help them. Here's an excerpt: Shutdowns mandated by the coronavirus are a pending apocalypse for small businesses, which employ 48 percent of American workers. The average small business has only 27 days’ worth of operating … [Read More...]
Chamber Launches Rapid Response Hub for Small Business
The Indy Chamber has launched a new "Rapid Response Hub" site to provide assistance to small businesses dealing with challenges from the coronavirus. If you see or hear of other similar efforts by Chambers, cities, or others in other cities, let me know and I'll add them to this page as well. The Indy Rapid Response Hub right now has FAQs … [Read More...]
Pete Buttigieg and the Importance of Being in the Game
Pete Buttigieg will not be the next President of the United States. That's not surprising. But what may be more surprising to you is how well he did in his campaign. He raised a ton of money, at points ran high in the polls, and essentially tied for first place in the Iowa caucuses. Question: If I'd told you when Buttigieg announced he was … [Read More...]
Cities, Culture and Dynamism
If you haven't done so, please sign up for Heartland Intelligence, my monthly research briefing on this critical region of the country heading into the 2020 election. My latest report is now available from the American Enterprise Institute. It's a look at the role of the culture of cities in economic dynamism and resiliency. I examine a few case … [Read More...]
The City of Tomorrow
Last fall I moderated a panel on the city of tomorrow at Propmodo's Building the Future event that was part of NYC Real Estate Tech Week. Propmodo is a trade publication focused on the proptech industry. Proptech is heavily concentrated in a few cities like NYC. But if you are in the real estate business, following the proptech world in Propmodo or … [Read More...]
How Cities Lost Control of the Urban Revolution (or, Three Generations of Smart Cities)
I was a columnist in the print edition of Governing magazine for about five years. Sadly, the publication closed last year. But the company who owned it has relaunched Governing as an online only publication focused on the intersection of technology and public policy. I'm delighted to be able to contribute to this new platform. My first column … [Read More...]
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