Architect of the World

Which countries and regions produce the best red wine?

By Capital Frontiers Capital Frontiers has been conducting an ongoing research project on wine from around the world. We recently wrote...

Can Fusion Energy Reset the Future for Our Species and Planet?

By Roger Weber Amid 2022’s countless stories of varied import and legacy - Russia invades Ukraine, Roe v. Wade overturned, Artemis orbits...

After Covid-19, Do People Really Want to Live in Cities?

Covid-19 taught the country many things, but among the more interesting things it taught us are the findings that the majority of people...

Which African cities will be the largest in the year 2100?

By Capital Frontiers The scale of urbanization that will happen in Africa over the next 80 years is staggering. While Africa today has...

Welcome to the Nigerian Century

By Roger Weber Politically and culturally, the American zeitgeist around international trends is largely fixated on the growing economies...

In the Country that Outlawed Cities, a Metropolis Gets Ready to Roar

By Capital Frontiers Most people have never heard of Dar es Salaam, which isn't surprising. It’s the 116th largest city in the world and...

Can the Akron Rubber Ducks Swim with Ohio's Best Minor League Baseball Franchises?

The Midwest is full of great minor league baseball and excellent ballpark experiences. Some, like Dayton and Toledo, are beacons of...

Why Are Hotels Cozying Up to Major League Ballparks?

By Roger Weber Take me out to the ballgame…and let’s stay the night. So is the new mantra of Major League Baseball. After a period...

Is St. Louis America's Greatest City?

Months ago we published the results from a study we conducted trying to find the “unicorn city”: the city that best balances attributes...

Will the Anti-Workers of the World Unite to Invent a Better Tomorrow?

Much of the country reacted with curious disbelief in 2021 when numerous media outlets – from Business Insider...

Why did Intel Pick Ohio to Build One of the World's Largest Semiconductor Factories?

It’s hardly news to the residents of central Ohio, where it has been splashed across the front pages for weeks, but Intel recently...

In MLBPA Lockout, Who's Advocating for the Fans?

Major League Baseball players earn an average of $4.2 million dollars per year, while team owners covet $2 billion valuations of their...

Sportswriters Just Killed the Baseball Hall of Fame

Sportswriters, the great moral arbiters of our time, have rendered their final verdict. No to Barry Bonds. No to Roger Clemens. Yes to...

The Global Population is About to Collapse

One of the most hyperbolic, over-reactionary, and ultimately wrong fixations of the last several decades has been the academic...

Africa's Big Moment: Could a Conflux of Oil and Water Ignite the Economies of Botswana and Namibia?

By Roger Weber Do oil and water mix? Kavango East is an unrivaled repository of oil and fresh water in Africa. Botswana and Namibia are...