Richard Florida
@Richard_Florida
Visiting Distinguished Professor @VanderbiltU @vanderbiltowen University Professor @UofT, @rotmanschool, @UofTCities, Visiting Senior Fellow @kresgefnd
The Trump immigration system has morphed into a massive dentention industry, reaping huge profits for a handful of companies. Brilliant @FT interactive journalism. ig.ft.com/us-immigration…
“China isn’t just sort of an analytical problem, it is the political problem…. The development of China is the master key, I think, to understanding modernity…. And without it, you just don’t have a hope of grasping what’s going on.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sin…
RIP. I saw him perform with Black Sabbath in February 1971 at Union Catholic High School, Scotch Plains, NJ. Their set was Paranoid, N.I.B., War Pig, Into the Void, Black Sabbath, Iron Man, Wicked World, Fairies Wear Boot. We adored them & played all of these in our band, I was…
It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and…
It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and…
The Bigger Sort ... austinmonitor.com/stories/2025/0…
"But anyone who cares about decency and consistency in our politics should simultaneously be clear that many of the loudest attacks on Mamdani are irredeemably vicious and terribly hypocritical." open.substack.com/pub/joshgreenm…
The great truth-teller of regional divergence--@rodriguez_pose--correctly sees an important part of our new #AI geography report. Happily there is significant dispersion underway as well as hyper-concentration. @sj_manning @Richard_Florida @gbenga_ajilore @EJDionne
#AI is the miracle crop that only select fields can grow. @MarkMuro1 & @shriyared find that two Bay cities bag 13 % of #US AI hiring. They classify America into superstars and also-rans, revealing stark adoption gaps. Investment beyond the coasts is needed brookings.edu/articles/mappi…
“Day laborers love Home Depot. And Home Depot’s bottom line loves day laborers.” Deep dive into the fraught, decades-long connection between Home Depot and immigrant day laborers. cnn.com/2025/07/18/bus…
““He’s incredibly dynamic, but it’s not just that he’s dynamic,” said Julie Samuels, president and CEO of Tech:NYC, which cohosted Wednesday’s gathering. “People are so curious. They want to know what all the fuss is about.” politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
Richard Florida’s “New Urban Crisis” reminds us: prosperity without equity deepens segregation. Thai cities must avoid the superstar-city trap and invest in affordable housing, inclusive zoning, and mobility for all.
This morning the common theme was: we must do all this or else the Chinese will 'beat' us. The absolute immense irony is that the most concrete potential new industrial investment in Pittsburgh is from a very Chinese firm: x.com/chrisbriem/sta…
Speaking of the steel industry in Pittsburgh, who has authoritative info on what is the current status with this project in Beaver County on the site bought from Mr. Chunk (sic). Anything? 72steel.com/news/21.html
Officials in Manhattan and Chicago touted sharp drops in homicides in the first six months of 2025, compared to the same period last year bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Top Silicon Valley figures are starting to understand, as I argued in my latest article, that "energy is truly the master key to technological supremacy" and that China's unprecedented clean energy push (adding the equivalent of 3 nuclear plants A DAY) will give them an…
Amazing. China added 93GW of solar in May 2025 alone which is like 3 giant nuclear plants per day! ❤️☀️
Listen in now at #GDS2025 with @beincarolina and @Richard_Florida!
@beincarolina of @RaleighWake joins @Richard_Florida onstage for a fireside chat diving deeper into specific trends, predictions, and suggestions for our growing region…. #GDS2025
“I was wrong” - @Richard_Florida highlights the up and coming trend of ‘activity districts’ and the benefits that focus on amenities and activities can bring to a community! #GDS2025
@Richard_Florida explores where we have been and where we are going, particularly in terms of #RemoteWork, in the clips below from #GDS2025.
What a great team and a great crowd today in Raleigh. Thanks for having me @raleighchamber.
Next up keynote @Richard_Florida takes to the stage discussing how far we’ve come in the Research Triangle region… from unknown to the standard! #GDS2025
“On top of it, there’s the fact that New York is kind of a fun place to be a billionaire.” Ed Glaeser bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
