America's Seven Nations and Three City States

Joel Kotkin and Mark Schill, at New Geography, write that the United States is not a single "nation" but an amalgam of seven distinct regions and three city states (New York, Los Angeles and Miami--and I would add Washington D.C. to that tally). They then go on to look at current economic and demographic trends and make some broad predictions for the future. Interestingly, the demographic trends favor the "red states" over "blue states."