Bradley Schurman

Women are Driving the Art Market New data from the Art Basel & UBS survey shows high-net-worth women outspending men—and backing emerging, female artists—hinting at a different future for taste, value, and who gets seen.

Women outspent men in the art market last year—and in doing so, they changed what (and who) gets seen.

It’s not just a Basel story. It’s a culture-power story.

My latest: why women’s wallets are the new gatekeepers of taste...

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The Great Uncoupling Why cities like Tulsa are rewriting the rules of where—and how—we work.

I'm calling it The Great Uncoupling.

For the first time in a century, people — not companies — are the ones being recruited to cities.

Tulsa’s $10,000 bet on remote workers is paying off: $4.31 in return for every dollar spent.

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MIT Press is publishing The Geography of Prosperity—a data-rich look at which U.S. cities will actually thrive amid climate change, automation, and population decline. Deep thanks to Gita Devi Manaktala, Bridget Matzie, Jaymes Cloninger + Motivf, and to every subscriber + listener. More soon.

YouTube video by Bradley Schurman Gen X Retirement Crisis: Catch Up Now!

Gen X is running out of runway, but there's still time to fix their retirement woes. With Kerry Hannon & Janna Herron.

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YouTube video by Bradley Schurman The $100,000 H-1B Shock: Will America Push Top Talent Away?

A proposed $100k H-1B fee won’t dent Big Tech—but it could choke startups, labs, and mid-market firms. Fewer visas → more offshoring → pricier everything. In a low-growth America (zero pop growth by 2031), talent is the throttle. Adding locks while others open doors is how you get passed.

Authoritarian vs democratic doesn’t decide birth rates.

China (~1.0) is collapsing. France (1.6) and the U.S. (1.6) aren’t far behind.

The truth: babies follow costs, not constitutions. Housing, childcare, work-life balance. Fix those—or watch fertility keep falling.

The Luxury of Big Families In an age of shrinking households and falling birthrates, having more children isn’t just a lifestyle choice—it’s a luxury few can afford.

The new status symbol is a big family.
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This H1-B saga is the latest affront to U.S. growth. Not only does it help speed up our demographic decline — now projected as early as 2031 — but it will likely cause our economy to contract. Efficiencies will be found using automation and AI, but people buy products and services, not machines.

The Demographic Earthquake Fueling the Far-Right Surge Right-wing populists are no longer fringe—they’re mainstream. A London march was the latest signal of a global shift.

Demographics are driving nations to the right.

The Luxury of Quiet In a world where everyone is always on, the rarest luxury is the ability to turn it all off.

Silence is one of today’s greatest (and rarest) luxuries.

YouTube video by Bradley Schurman Why 4 in 10 Americans Are Planning to Move Abroad (And Where They're Going)

Americans are on the move, seeking new communities that offer greater affordability and social protection. Some places, like the Italian island of Sardinia, are welcoming them with open arms, and hoping they will help turn around decades of demographic decline.

A New American Household Why Multigenerational Living Is Reshaping Housing

Multigenerational living is rapidly reshaping the U.S. housing market as families across generations move in together to address rising housing costs, caregiving needs, and cultural preferences.
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YouTube video by Bradley Schurman The $8.7 Trillion Market Everyone Is Ignoring

What if American businesses were missing the largest untapped market in the history of the world?

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The Silent Collapse of Rural America—And Why It Affects You How do we sustain our food supply when people, the very foundation of agriculture, are disappearing?

How do we sustain our food supply when people, the very foundation of agriculture, are disappearing?

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Cash bonuses won’t fix a birth rate problem.

Financial incentives may look like a solution on paper. But decades of global data say otherwise.

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Hunger Pains Famine intelligence networks are under attack, threatening the lives of millions

📡 The Trump administration's halted sharing data and intelligence, which has impacted hunger worldwide and forced humanitarian organizations to adopt new strategies to serve vulnerable populations.

Drastic Change Needed To Slow Climate Risk Valued In Trillions Climate risk is no longer a distant threat, already forcing millions of people to change where and how they live.

“The people largely left behind are lower-income or elderly on fixed incomes ... inland communities will likely have a strong tax base, while those on the coasts could see their fortunes dwindle ... places that need public services will struggle to provide them.”

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The Win-Win Workplace Investing in employees isn't just good ethics—it's great business

Dr. Angela Jackson's book, The Win-Win Workplace, argues that meaningful employee investment is not only ethical but also economically essential. newrulesmedia.substack.com/p/the-win-wi...

It’s a beautiful day in Miami to talk about the future!

Boomers are setting up a showdown with millennials, aging in place and plunking down hundreds of thousands on renovating their homes Millennials need homes, but because of high home prices and mortgage rates, baby boomers have little reason to sell.

🏠 Housing is the new generational battleground: Boomers staying put, mortgage-free; Millennials priced out. Homeownership costs surge while older owners renovate rather than move. #housing #realestate #millennials
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The depopulation of Ukraine The war is exacerbating a demographics decline that had already started well before Putin ordered his troops across the border

Ukraine's population crisis threatens to reduce its population significantly, with experts estimating that only about 30% of refugees may return, potentially leaving the country with barely 30 million people by 2030.

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Building Bridges Architecture can unite our fragmented world and help heal the planet

Thoughtful architecture can help bridge societal divisions, combat climate change, and build inclusive, sustainable communities. Design can reshape cities, reduce isolation, and address the intertwined crises of affordability, environmental impact, and social fragmentation.

Day 1 interview with @bradleyschurman.bsky.social for The Tie-in Podcast at SXSW. Climate migration is happening; we dive into the demographic dynamics, risk and opportunity. Stay tuned for this episode. You won't want to miss it. #ClimateInfluence

How cheaper mortgages gave us the baby boomers — and what it means for today's baby bust Making mortgages easy and affordable helped lead to the baby boom. It could be a lesson for today.

Affordable housing could be the key to having more babies

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Spain's birth rate is looking up—thanks to immigration Spain's birth rate increased for the first time in a decade.

Immigration gave Spain a birth rate bump
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Natalist Nation A relatively mundane memo sheds light on one of the Trump administration’s key policy objectives—family creation—and causes an uproar

Natalist Nation
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Power Shifts A change in presidential administrations is a transformative event for the capital city

Trump’s return to the presidency brings a shift to DC. Resistance has quieted, and the city is being reshaped—civil service policies are evolving, debates over D.C.’s Home Rule are heating up, and an influx of wealth is deepening inequality.

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Students in Milan hung an effigy of Elon Musk in Piazalle Loreto today. That’s the same place where Mussolini was killed.

Hot Takes This week in Davos, as the world warms, the zeitgeist is moving from resilience to rancor—over climate, economic inequality and Trump's return to global power

This year's World Economic Forum tackles big challenges from climate adaptation to Trump’s return. Rising global grievances, inequality, and polarization demand bold leadership.

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Why do Americans build their houses with wood? 🤷🏽‍♂️🤯 #fyp #foryou #fires #losangeles #construction #wood TikTok video by GLOSS

It turns out that our dependence on wood construction is steeped in history.

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