I work commercial construction in Houston and I keep seeing the boom in warehousing, manufacturing and distribution hubs being built. A good channel to watch that helps confirm Peter’s global view is “What the ship”. It covers all shipping and logistics.
@jonnsmith180 Жыл бұрын
Houston has poor infrastructure in regards to inclement weather events. The Texas attitude of "We dont need gov'ment" has allowed for very poor planning of drainage and water removal systems in the city as proven by the last two hurricanes to hit Houston.
@Lucas-hb1uq Жыл бұрын
@@jonnsmith180 That may be the case overall but there have been improvements since Harvey. Houston was unfortunately poorly planned as a city in the first place but that will hardly effect the manufacturing and shipping. Those aspects happen on the periphery away from the overstrained infrastructure. You wouldn’t believe how much effort it is nowadays to get a permit for warehousing and manufacturing without designing an extensive water mitigation system on site. These areas outside of the beltway have a laser focus on drain management since Harvey.
@jerryrichardson2799 Жыл бұрын
@@Lucas-hb1uq Yeah, to bad they didn't do squat before Harvey. It took a bunch of rich people having their homes flooded before the politicos we're really willing to do anything.
@pileshmuzma9406 Жыл бұрын
@@jonnsmith180 you're right man government planned cities are superior. It worked out very well for Russia. Don't say "what about common sense regulations" what abut California buddy.
@borealis7457 Жыл бұрын
So nice to hear someone on the web saying good things about America for a change. Very uplifting.
@Alpostpone Жыл бұрын
You'll like it here, because Zeihan is generally very positive about America's future
@prometheusjackson8787 Жыл бұрын
@@Alpostpone Zeihan only cares about his niche set of priorities. America is still a sewer culturally and in terms of quality of life
@DoubleDogDare54 Жыл бұрын
@@prometheusjackson8787 Not everywhere. Get out of the decayed urban areas and the quality of live is good as is the culture. When you get into "deepest, darkest" Dem cities, yeah it is a sewer because the "deepest, "darkest" citizens of those cities are feral animals, but the Dems pander to them because those animals are allowed to vote.
@prometheusjackson8787 Жыл бұрын
@@DoubleDogDare54 The quality of life is on a constant decline and any good place left in America will begin to rot within decades. All those decayed cities used to be nice too
@prometheusjackson8787 Жыл бұрын
@@DoubleDogDare54 And you act like Republicans do anything. Trump championed criminal justice reform
@loudogg3367 Жыл бұрын
As a 30+ year resident of Htown, It still sucks.
@trafficguy8872 Жыл бұрын
As a former resident of Houston from 1980 until 1988 I can tell you it is one of the best cities I ever lived in during my adult life. Because of the career I chose required frequent moves….I’ve lived in Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Atlanta and New York…and…of course…Houston. Houston was the only city I regretted leaving. I LOVE Houston.
@HSQadri Жыл бұрын
I suppose... if you don't mind melting all year round in the pavement or getting hit by an invariably insane driver for the crime of walking!
@judithoconnor7897 Жыл бұрын
Just this week I heard 3 friends who moved from Houston lament their choice. I’ve lived here for 42 years and I can say I love the diversity of its people and its spaciousness.
@besomewheredosomething Жыл бұрын
@@HSQadri This is completely false.
@veeli1106 Жыл бұрын
@@HSQadri …someone drank the kook-aid that was produced by NotJustBikes…
@LRRPFco52 Жыл бұрын
The humidity in Houston is brutal. I don't remember NC, GA, or even Panama being that bad.
@michaelblock3998 Жыл бұрын
I love these daily updates!! BTW your airline miles are insane!!
@shanewilson2484 Жыл бұрын
I'll move to Houston when they invent the air-conditioned suit. I agree with most of what Peter says. The oil industry will wither somewhat over the next 30 years because the move to EVs. There will still be a big requirement for petrochemicals. I don't expect to see significant demand reduction for oil for the next 10 years after that there will be a slow decline in demand.
@EdwardPultar Жыл бұрын
Peter - Thank you for this wonderful analysis. I was born in Houston and my family is invested in the Richmond / Rosenberg area of Houston. I totally agree - right now and well into the fantastic future - things are amazing for the Houston, Texas, area. Gooooo Astroooos!
@tylerdurdenswallowedthered8142 Жыл бұрын
As a former resident, you didn’t mention the Tx Medical Center group of hospitals.
@UHLatino Жыл бұрын
He should have mentioned the mega Huge bio tech hub being created south of the Med Center
@guydreamr Жыл бұрын
It's a two and a half minute video. You were expecting War and Peace?
@bighands69 Жыл бұрын
@@UHLatino He cannot cover everything. The amount of industry in texas is beyond a simple video.
@UHLatino Жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 i agree with why he covered heavy industry. Biotech in Houston is still developing and isn't as important as heavy industry at this moment. It makes sense but I'd like to see him make a full length video of Houston
@Lb-dj7tc Жыл бұрын
They need this to cure all the cancer that gets produced in Houston from our massive waste of petroleum production
@AtheistAllen Жыл бұрын
I was born in Houston and have lived here all 59 years of my life. Very proud Houstonian! And the Astros won the World Series too.
@everythingisfine9988 Жыл бұрын
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@veeli1106 Жыл бұрын
@@everythingisfine9988 …*bang! bang!*
@thevisiblehandtrexecon5215 Жыл бұрын
I lived in Houston for years. Loved it. Might go back sometime.
@markbeiser Жыл бұрын
Stockholm syndrome?😜
@Ghazithasoulja Жыл бұрын
how bout dem stros baybeee! Hellyaahh
@billwassell3718 Жыл бұрын
Peter .... 'Houston, we don't have a problem'! Aside from the standard Chamber of Commerce' endorsement, this analysis rings true ;) As a Canadian mourning the fact we must ship our Alberta crude (Western Canadian Select) for refinement to Houston, it's good to know we have a competent neighbor on our side!
@politicallyunreliable4985 Жыл бұрын
I do have to admit that these bits of raw (hopefully factually based) analysis are a welcome addition to the day. "Raw" meaning without obvious political bias/statement. edit: Even if it is from a guy from an Iowa.
@dingobabies9824 Жыл бұрын
If you read this dude's books, he knows what hes talking about, very unbiased
@ehlava Жыл бұрын
depends which Iowa...
@patricktx3357 Жыл бұрын
Greetings from San Antonio. Really love the newsletter updates. Also recently purchased your latest book, The End Of The World Is Just The Beginning and find it fascinating. Thank you very much for the regular content.
@aint_just_whistlin_dixie Жыл бұрын
:16 Correction: Houston is not the 3rd largest metro by population, NYC: 20mil. --- LA 13mil. --- Chicago: 9.5mil --- Dallas 7.6mil --- Houston 7.1million
@jamesgreen7752 Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@SuperDrake85 Жыл бұрын
I mean I hear you on this, I just hope we don't see Houston's real estate market turn into what happened in California though. I don't think it will, for one, they actually are pretty OK with new construction and development in Houston (they're not afraid of building houses for people to live in), and secondly, all those economic activities you just said are ones that require a stable (mostly) blue collar workforce. Oil refineries, food processing centers, factories, chemical plants - these can provide a lot of jobs, and hopefully a lot of solid middle class careers, but they're not things that rich people want to live by. I just hope that Houston avoids the pitfalls of certain other places and ensures that developers and builders can continue to accommodate the workforce. After Harvey they probably need a LOT of flood control and management infrastructure too. Like similar what Las Vegas and LA have in place.
@mrbonanza2606 Жыл бұрын
I just worry Texas does not have the policy model to deal with that. occasional flooding may just be a cost of doing business there and that may change where some manufacturing ends up. With increasing storm presence due to climate change it may end up being to high a cost to bare. Peter's analysis is on point on Huston's strengths, I just wonder how much he considered its weaknesses.
@c.markmurrah6422 Жыл бұрын
One frequently runs into trades who just picked up and moved to Houston for opportunity. My last 2 HVAC techs were from Orange County and Baltimore.
@phonescanhelp Жыл бұрын
I would also add that Houston is the biggest medical center in the world. Top talent is attracted to the downtown medical center and cutting edge surgeries/treatments are performed daily. If that was not enough Houston will be a hub for the future of space with many of the largest aerospace contracts going to companies based here. Houston is a place that specializes in manufacturing. It is also the most diverse city in the world which shows its attracting talent from all over the globe. Houston and Texas in general will see a boom over the next 2 decades unlike anything seen before.
@jc7887 Жыл бұрын
Good to hear you talking about my city today! Sounds like I am right where I need to be to withstand what is coming down the pike.
@Lb-dj7tc Жыл бұрын
Except the flooding, terrible traffic and air pollution
@jc7887 Жыл бұрын
@@Lb-dj7tc eh, i will give you the flooding but the traffic is not nearly as bad as other major cities I have been to. Also, air pollution is not nearly as bad as many cities like LA, etc.
@Lb-dj7tc Жыл бұрын
The traffic is horrendous and the city is utterly car dependent. It may not be terrible in the exurbs but give it time. As far as air pollution I will just inquire as to why the largest medical and cancer center in the world is there.
@jc7887 Жыл бұрын
@@Lb-dj7tc LOL, because we are the medical capital of the world.
@swampwiz Жыл бұрын
Houston definitely has been blessed by having a big natural harbor (i.e., Galveston Bay) and lots of available land to expand (just watch out for the many bayou floodplains) for both industry & residential. With Texas having so much oil production, it was inevitable that Dallas or Houston would become the center for fossil-fuel (if refined into actual fuel or as petrochemical feedstock), and with America's decades-long need to import oil, being on the coast was preferable to being along the main rail lines (i.e., of Dallas). Houston's prowess as a port if overlooked as well, as it has the land along navigable waterways connecting to the gulf to install container port infrastructure. As for manufacturing, the Texas Triangle is getting business moving in because of the low cost of living relative to other places, so a pliable labor force can be sourced. Oh, and Tejas being culturally connected with Mexico has allowed it to tap into that huge labor pool, even if a lot of Texans hate those Mexicans. However, the question going forward is whether in the upcoming Jobless Era, whether so many folks will want to stay in Houston rather than decamp to more interesting locales like Austin, or to small towns.
@TitoEdwards Жыл бұрын
Pedro! Thanks for the update on my home city of Houston!
@roblove2244 Жыл бұрын
Hot, humid, crowded. In my three years there I experienced flooding and many burglaries. Local police suggested I arm myself. My wife experienced an attempted rape while jogging mid day. Then there was the tornado that jumped the house. And hurricanes. And roaches that fly. Great music venues and restaurants and yes, employment opportunities. But like you Peter, I fled to the mountains first chance I got.
@jijiipetti1433 Жыл бұрын
Where's that that isn't riddled with human zombies who vote in self-defeating policies though? And not snowy.
@acerbus02 Жыл бұрын
New Orleans thanks Houston for flushing a lot of bad elements that relocated to Houston, because of Katrina.
@whazzat8015 Жыл бұрын
You are overlooking Houston's downsides with all those good points
@mrbonanza2606 Жыл бұрын
Crime and socioeconomics go together, the influx of well paying jobs means less people end up desperate, less people self medicate their desperation and turn to crime to fuel that.
@acerbus02 Жыл бұрын
@@mrbonanza2606 So a positive for both cities!
@Merlmabase Жыл бұрын
I love background white noise fountain almost as much echo-y bathroom home studio
@duphmongus Жыл бұрын
On top of all this. They’re also World Series champions
@Indrid__Cold Жыл бұрын
I got off an airplane at Houston Hobby airport in August and described it as the feeling of a million panting puppies breathing on you. Food was great, as others have said, but the weather was something I could not get used to.
@jc7887 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, August is utter hell on Earth. You should be here during the winter months.....it is amazing right now.
@LRRPFco52 Жыл бұрын
Same thing. I've been to 48 States, lived in 8 across different regions of the US, and the humidity in Houston hit us like a brick wall. Traffic was really crazy too. Just to get around, you had to get on these toll roads even for short distances. The layout of the city was planned by the mentally-deficient. Actually, if they let mongoloids run that, I bet it would be much better.
@elizabethclaiborne6461 Жыл бұрын
Nobody can deal with August. Start in January, with some tutelage, and you adjust. I’m a lifer in that weather and when I came home from Britain in August I couldn’t handle it either. Parachuting into the worst of humidity hell isn’t doable for anybody. We have air conditioning. Why would you even go outside in August? That’s a very yankee way to think.
@jerryrichardson2799 Жыл бұрын
From May through September it sucks.
@bighands69 Жыл бұрын
You can get used to it but it takes time.
@ArchimedesPie Жыл бұрын
Houston has been a great city to have my career in and steady lucrative work for three decades, but I'm leaving the first chance I get, never truly considered it home. The thing thats always struck me, is Houston is a Working city and not a tourist destination AT ALL. So, for finding a place to lauch yourself, YES, but for enjoying life not so much... That's why I'll be happy to leave for somewhere less populated, cooler, and with lower property taxes.
@c.markmurrah6422 Жыл бұрын
That's what Colorado is for. Make your money in Houston and vacation elsewhere.
@willrupley2253 Жыл бұрын
Houston desperately needs more light rail that goes everywhere. We should be able to go from Galveston to Katy and beyond. It should be a hub for high-speed Houston to Dallas, Austin and more .
@mostlyguesses8385 Жыл бұрын
Katy is 29 miles, light rail works for 10. At 20mph counting stops you don't want to ride 1.5 hours to get home .... Light rail works for getting in workers to crowded skycrapered downtowns, not place with roads and parking.. . For $10b, just build another expressway. . . I take train, lots of bums on it. H.
@dannyhightower911 Жыл бұрын
@@mostlyguesses8385 "light rail works for 10" tell that to the plenty of people who use light rail for the 21 miles from Dallas to Parker Station Plano. I do agree Katy is kind of far for it. Start with 15 or 20 miles away from Houston and see if there's demand, then maybe Katy can get it too.
@mostlyguesses8385 Жыл бұрын
@@dannyhightower911 ... True, Parker in Dallas is far. But it takes 64 minutes at best to go 21, that's 20mph you've proved my point no one takes train that far unless dumb (see below). And spreading stops 1 mile apart so not really serving as many as train w stops each half mile is inefficient, like if you lived half mile away you'd have to walk half mile east and then half mile to nearest station, so it's basically requires a car you parkNride so do we count it as real transit if still blow $10000 a year on car? And you want a 30 mile train to Katy, take 90 minutes. My old town of Minneapolis built Northstar line north and basically proved that far and people don't want to risk being stranded, so it's barely used, but unlike in Dallas they only ran it 10 times a day Dallas runs 50 trains each 20 minutes kudos I admit!!! And we shouldnt use taxes to help those who CHOOSE to live 30 miles from work, that's deeply dumb or admit it's a choice, my secretary drives hour to live on farm but saying govt will build trains for her choice not a poor family in apartments 5 miles from downtown is sorta dumbest use of transit money .... I love the idea, but we re not Dubai, we barely pay to keep buses running 10 miles out from downtown .... Trains are slooooooooow. I haven't looked up how successful is this Red Line train in Dallas..... ###### Appassets mvtdev com """RED light rail Info Direction: Southbound Stops: 25 Trip Duration: 64 min Line Summary:"""" And honestly do many people in Katy work in Houston, daily?? I lived by Galleria on Westheimer and worked downtown... I honestly think 90% of people manage to live within 15 miles of work, so doubt more than 1% of Katy people work in Houston... Katy should spend it's transit money on local buses not a flashy train for 1% are we that obsessed with flashy trains we can't buy more useful local buses. What cost benefit analysis says blowing $1b on train for 1% is better than 1000 buses? Sigh, buses are best, but hipsters want cool trains and F the real poor , F the poor living 10 miles out and past bus range. Joking,
@bozimmerman Жыл бұрын
Bah, if it were economically viable to do that, one of the zillians of rich Houstonites, over the century, would have purchased the easements and done it already. Houston-metro lacks the density of NYC or London, so it doesn't makes economic sense.
@dannyhightower911 Жыл бұрын
@@mostlyguesses8385 All of this huge amount of typing yet you're wrong about your first key point. It takes 35 minutes including the stops from Pearl Arts station in downtown Dallas, not 64 minutes like you said. You're doubling the amount of time it actually takes in real life. For the record I agree that Katy might not need or should have a light rail station, that doesn't change the fact that you're drastically wrong in how fast and long it takes DART to get from Downtown Dallas to Parker road station.
@bugvswindshield Жыл бұрын
Got family just on the outside. Thinking of moving down there. I've been to JSC. Really cool place. thanks again.
@jerryrichardson2799 Жыл бұрын
The wage base is still low and companies don't want to train people in Houston. Many companies hire people out of state that they could find in Houston or elsewhere in Texas. I've lived in Houston for well over thirty years with a BA, the degree rarely helps and people have said no to me _because_ I had a degree, facts. Several people with BBAs told me their degree never helped them get a better job. My best friend, "It's not what you know (or can do) it's who you blow". I'm a native Texan and _that_ hasn't helped, either. If you're going to work and live in the Houston area, you pretty much have to have a car. There's nowhere near enough affordable housing. Commute times keep getting longer, as well. In the inner loop in Houston they're building high rise apartments and condominium complexes in areas that can't handle the traffic. I've stayed _employed_ in Houston, but the jobs have been generally low pay.
@bighands69 Жыл бұрын
A degree is not a professional qualification it is an academic qualification. It can act as a theory base for a profession and allow entrance but it is not the profession it self. What industry where you trying to enter?
@jerryrichardson2799 Жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 I'm aware of that, but you would think a guy with a degree would get more consideration than someone with a high school diploma. I applied for an entry level machinist job and was told, in essence, not to come back. Just _one_ example.
@bighands69 Жыл бұрын
@@jerryrichardson2799 Your problem is that it sounds like you have no work experience. What age are you if you do not mind me asking?
@jerryrichardson2799 Жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 60, I have around 40 years of work experience.
@tomgroover1839 Жыл бұрын
Well I have an MSEE and lived in L.A. and Austin and ended up in Houston where the market for my skills is better than the other two cities. Texas has been fabulous for engineers of all kinds. Spent 20 years working in the industrial sector here.
@allenaxp6259 Жыл бұрын
New York City, New York. Population: 8,804,190. ... Los Angeles, California. Population: 3,898,747. ... Chicago, Illinois. Population: 2,746,388. ... Houston, Texas. Population: 2,304,580. ...
@vikday Жыл бұрын
Very interesting facts. For those that care, Stephen Klineberg at the Kinder Institute has some really fascinating stats to show why Htown is the big American city of the future. However, if we do not get our infrastructure, health care and education systems sorted, we can just as easily go the way of other cities that lost their way. This also assumes that mother nature will be kind to us, which is not looking too promising.
@kokofan50 Жыл бұрын
It’s also part of the Koloche triangle.
@bozimmerman Жыл бұрын
Kolache, you mean? What are the other two corners? A million places have started selling them, for sure, but it's gotten legit tough to find one with Real central texas sausage in it. Pretty soon you won't be able to tell them from pigs-in-a-blanket, which is sad.
@kokofan50 Жыл бұрын
@@bozimmerman yes, that’s a typo. I mean the original fruit and cheese kolaches. Also, the Kolache triangle is Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. The same cities Ziehan calls the Texas triangle.
@adamanderson83343 ай бұрын
This video actually makes me feel really good about relocating from northern California to the Houston metropolitan area. Besides the horrible weather I guess I moved to the best place possible!
@aprilhancy7277 Жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite "motivational" women live in Houston-Mina Irfan and Dominique Sachse. Dominique just collaborated with Jentry Kelley on a new lipstick line. Looks like she is in the right place for that sort of thing. Love to see these women prosper.
@joshsherk1402 Жыл бұрын
As a person who lives in Arizona, how does one invest in Houston's bullish growth? Are there stocks or companies based in Houston that is recommended? Just wondering...
@c.markmurrah6422 Жыл бұрын
What we see is lots of foreign capital (and some domestic) investing in private funds for real estate development. The inflow of capital from Latin America (headed by Mexico) is enormous.
@bighands69 Жыл бұрын
There are companies in texas but you need to analyse them as well financial such as having lower debts, good cash flow etc etc etc.
@amireskafyan447611 ай бұрын
Invest in local banks. For example, Third Coast Bank. They provide commercial loans to Houston area businesses
@QueenMuffin5098 Жыл бұрын
Great! I'm glad to hear Houston is so fabulous. I hope all the city-lovers that have moved to Florida over the past 5 years decide to move to Houston!
@Lb-dj7tc Жыл бұрын
Calling Houston a City is gratuitous. Is is a massive suburb that wastes more resources then any other place in the US.
@tomgroover1839 Жыл бұрын
For your information Florida plates are a daily sight here in Houston. The two fastest growing large states, both in the south, have a lot of cross-migration obviously
@Ghazithasoulja Жыл бұрын
Florida is probably one of the worst places in the world! I have been to numerous 3rd world countries. Ppl are shit, the culture sucks and food is mediocre. Orlando is the worst tampa i eff with.
@kevinchesser3089 Жыл бұрын
Ssshhh! Houston is the best city in the best state in the best country in the world. If you are in business, there is no more welcoming place in my opinion. Yes, it is humid in the worse part of summer but we have about 7-8 months of really good weather. But, let's not tell anyone else!
@abdullahiibrahim6 Жыл бұрын
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@matthiasbowie3844 Жыл бұрын
Me and my wife are finishing our respective trade apprenticeships here in Indiana. and heading down to Texas. May have just sold us on Huston.
@jaywestrick Жыл бұрын
As a Houstonian for 27 year's all I have to say is "Houdy Pilgrim" live and let live, and I say that cuz I am packing.
@AuthenticTexas Жыл бұрын
I moved to Houston from Indiana decades ago and never regretted it, even though I still like Indiana. So much more opportunity here.
@scottblunt5897 Жыл бұрын
Just add more lanes.. that'll help the traffic.
@caolaoban Жыл бұрын
Could you make comments about the future of other big cities in Texas, e.g. Austin, Dallas and San Antonio? Thanks Peter!
@kenhelfer8900 Жыл бұрын
I lived in Houston for awhile and liked it ok. BUT, the traffic is absolutely horrendous with nonstop gridlock. Not a fan, but agree there is mucho economic activity.
@staterepjameswhite1531 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving a great positive shout out for H-Town!!!
@svenhans662 Жыл бұрын
Dude, you left medical. The TMC is the worlds largest medical center and will start manufacturing medical on a large scale with TMCx
@crawkn Жыл бұрын
Texas has an almost magical brew of advantages. Long border with a huge trading and supply chain partner. Long coast on the (more often than not) calm waters of the Gulf and protected Intracoastal Waterways. Excellent highway and rail system. Oil and natural gas to provide financial resources. Skilled yet relatively affordable labor. Pretty good, reasonably affordable higher education. Low taxes and regulation. There's just that one little issue of it also being something of a real-life western outlaw movie.
@elizabethclaiborne6461 Жыл бұрын
Stark raving lunatics running state government and that dysfunctional power grid thing.
@crawkn Жыл бұрын
@@elizabethclaiborne6461 we call that "law'n ordah" round hyah. And a little freezin' now and then toughens you up, if it don't kill you.
@bighands69 Жыл бұрын
Local communities should be taking care of law and order.
@crawkn Жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 it was meant facetiously. Beto might have had a chance if he wasn't pro gun-control.
@bighands69 Жыл бұрын
@@crawkn You are kidding your self. Beta is the very thing that repulses Texans at a political level.
@skyhigh6 Жыл бұрын
Lived in Houston for 10 years, if you want to live in a big city, Houston is the place. Traffic is terrible, that was my number on complaint. Cost of living is very reasonable, no income tax, but school property taxes and MUD taxes are a little high. I worked in home manufacturing and built many home in the suburbs. Retired back to my home town.
@swampwiz Жыл бұрын
Houston is not a place one falls in love with.
@TraverseCreekInc Жыл бұрын
Hi Peter! What do you think about the recent Shell Pennsylvania Chemicals ethane cracker facility in the Pittsburgh region, it's effect on industry there, and shale gas outlook for the future? Love the channel and the insight.
@WackadoodleMalarkey Жыл бұрын
Also say something about Utica NY while balancing a full wine glass on your head so we know it's really you
@brettbaker5599 Жыл бұрын
I'm hoping we get a cracker in Belmont County here in Ohio.
@killthestereotype4601 Жыл бұрын
What do you see in the future of other US cities? Hopefully we get more input, I liked the video on Detroit.
@Bladeoceanic Жыл бұрын
Seems like he forgets about Chicago a lot for some reason.
@bighands69 Жыл бұрын
@@Bladeoceanic Chicago has its issues and the democratic party there are not doing the city any good. Maybe a new class of democrat will come along and be more about freedom and prosperity.
@mikewatson3718 Жыл бұрын
@@Bladeoceanic IL has too many issues
@TheEmmanuelN Жыл бұрын
Welcome to Houston. I live here and it's amazing! Love your videos!
@silkyjohnson510 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like Houston is and will be thriving more in the coming years. Any concerns for their flooding issues they've had?
@mostlyguesses8385 Жыл бұрын
Flooding does ruin work for month, but Houston I guess only gets drenched once a decade. I was here, it flooded main intersections for week enough you couldn't tell if could get places, so week of no work and month of living worried .... Dallas is safer and cooler, rich people prefer it.
@mftepera Жыл бұрын
Got the hell out of Houston in 2005. Strip malls, strip clubs, and people that commute an hour each way from their McMansions in suburbia. No thanks. Great restaurant scene, though.
@stargazer5073 Жыл бұрын
Peter, how will power shift/economy shift when UAE, Bangladesh, Uruguay join BRICS??????????????
@funchable212 Жыл бұрын
Come for the info, stay for the Zeihan hair journey
@posthocpriorАй бұрын
Update: The University of Houston did a poll and released it last week (7/2024) that said that 57% of the residents of Houston are considering leaving the city. Why? Crime and severe weather were the top two reasons. (I'd link to the poll but KZbin doesn't allow links.)
@Reviews4fun1 Жыл бұрын
I lived in Houston One summer. I’m still sweating 😓
@jerryrichardson2799 Жыл бұрын
Yep, I can relate.
@iroulis Жыл бұрын
You picked a good month to visit Houston. No humidity: No floods: No Hurricanes.
@elizabethclaiborne6461 Жыл бұрын
Less humidity. We think it’s dry, other people feel it.
@KaDaJxClonE Жыл бұрын
Funny how he talks about Houston with a flooded depression in the background. Hurricane Irwin reminder.
@AuthenticTexas Жыл бұрын
You mean a pond? 🙂
@c.markmurrah6422 Жыл бұрын
Also known as a golf course.
@tomgroover1839 Жыл бұрын
It's called a retention basin, for flood control. There are tens of thousands of them around.
@julianbouquet3536 Жыл бұрын
30 years and then comes fusion
@StephenGillie Жыл бұрын
Great insight. Will this lead to improved and increased infrastructure between Texas and the Boston-to-DC region?
@Aegelis Жыл бұрын
I like prophetic videos that pick cities/states/countries like a fantasy football draft. Speaking of, one thing I wouldn't bet on is the Houston Texans 😜, better luck next year.
@icestationzebra8636 Жыл бұрын
Peter, Probably not your area, however I’m curious how new geopolitical climate will affect the beer industry. Especially import and exporting of hops? Could you research this and do a vid? I think that could be interesting.
@johans7119 Жыл бұрын
Cypress TX, Katy and the Woodlands are great places to live
@veeli1106 Жыл бұрын
A few hours in and the comments are already filtering in about “bad urban planning”, “car-centric”, and “lack of walkability”…
@joeyjojojunior1794 Жыл бұрын
Can California compete with Texas as far as energy and energy exports if say, the entire political leadership were changed overnight and government regulation evaporated? I'm looking for some hope here...
@swampwiz Жыл бұрын
CA can't compete because it is far more desirable place for folks to live (i.e., the weather), and so folks are willing to pay a lot more for housing, and the employers there need to pay more. A cheap place to live is a very important consideration, and housing in the Houston fringes is about as dirt cheap as can be.
@perrybb2 Жыл бұрын
Hm, last time I checked Houston was the 5th largest metro in the US after DFW, Chicago and ofc LA and NYC.
@nigeldeforrest-pearce8084 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating!!!
@cantis Жыл бұрын
Hi Peter For selfish reasons I'd like to hear your current take on Canada, being American adjacent...?
@Khal_Rheg0 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Sereeey Жыл бұрын
When he said Houston was ranked #3 on population I had to do a double-take. “Houston passed Chicago??” Most sources I’ve found online say Houston is #5. Narrowly behind Dallas-Fw at #4.
@tomgroover1839 Жыл бұрын
Chicago is #3 metro, Dallas metroplex #4, Houston #5. City proper Chicago #3 Houston #4.
@mjpottertx Жыл бұрын
You are correct. Such bad data doesn’t help the rest of his argument which I find extremely flawed.
@tinacerda9496 Жыл бұрын
Question about the Texas Triangle- water - it’s a pressing issue. How are we going to sustain all this growth without it?
@hudooguru2 Жыл бұрын
I was all ready to hate on Houston, but I liked it when I lived there. It's a place that is always a first mover to come to grips with the changing world - racially, economically, gender etc, despite stupid things that also happen there like voting restrictions and failing to keep the lights on sometimes. Also, it's cheap and jobs are plentiful. Great place to go if you're just starting out too.
@esquared5064 Жыл бұрын
Hey Peter, can you do an episode on BRICS, and where you see it going?
@pwrightt00 Жыл бұрын
I love my city, we need a more business friendly mayor and city council but,.........
@osark2487 Жыл бұрын
So one of the big agricultural exporter in the world is now off line. Brazilian truck drivers protesting findings of electoral fraud, the irresponsiveness of their electoral court regarding the matter, coupled with censorship and persecution of those who dared calling it, have now blocked main roads and ports. In solidarity the farmers, logistical and grains storage facilities have also started a countrywide strike. The military is still in their barracks, for the moment.
@nathanielhunter1280 Жыл бұрын
The fountain is a pretty background, but it messes up the sound really bad. Excellent info though
@Pemma200 Жыл бұрын
So good to hear that
@stacey_1111rh Жыл бұрын
Houston is what’s up. I’m in far west side. ✌🏼
@elizabethclaiborne6461 Жыл бұрын
On labor - Houston has little public transportation and is not really bikeable. You need to pay well enough so people can keep a car if you want them at work, and not screw your lowest wage employees with parking fees. Business never considers such realities. Then management whines as it cannibalizes.
@customs1003 Жыл бұрын
What's Greg Abbott going to do to screw it up?
@bipl8989 Жыл бұрын
No need to do anything. But he'll think of something.
@shashakeeleh5468 Жыл бұрын
Noooo! No more people, PLEASE!
@johnhubbard26 Жыл бұрын
Nice video. Short and sweet.
@dougnorthcote3420 Жыл бұрын
Something about ports in Texas from a certain guy named Zeihan... 3 ports developed in Texas. 13 UN developed. Texas has more harborage available to develop than ALL of Africa. Nope, nothing to see there. Water transport is so last century (and all the others before it)
@accountaccountNIKE Жыл бұрын
Houston BABY!!
@streetchronicles5693 Жыл бұрын
How can a developer benefit in Houston? Im trying to tie this information together with my field
@Nas_Atlas Жыл бұрын
what abouit Electronics?
@Big_Tex Жыл бұрын
In 22 years in Texas, I’ve only been to Houston once 🤣
@david4187 Жыл бұрын
"Houston we have a problem, Where flippin rich"! -Travis Scott
@madmanthepope6448 Жыл бұрын
Too bad Houston always floods and the crime is terrible.
@anothercasualobserver8764 Жыл бұрын
If that's the case they better invest in a yuuuge seawall to protect all that prosperity then.
@politicalrot3449 Жыл бұрын
ARE YOU HAVING ANY EVENTS!!!! I would love to meet you.
@nathanngumi8467 Жыл бұрын
Word.
@adurpandya2742 Жыл бұрын
Houston has been rising, and people have known about it widely, for more than 10 years now. I’ll take my chances on St. Louis. We may not even need to scrap the Jones act in the future.
@justinternois2938 Жыл бұрын
Hey Peter, what do you think the future holds for New Orleans ?
@swampwiz Жыл бұрын
New Orleans's problem has always been not enough (dry) land, requiring a long drive to get to the fringes (like across Lake Pontchartrain). However, the Mississippi River has some advantages.
@MediumPointBallPoint Жыл бұрын
Peter, what about Hurricane hits on Houston? Put the two videos together?
@fortitudethedogwalker6273 Жыл бұрын
Peter is there a way the United States could address the water level issue on the Mississippi River basin to keep shipping going? A combination of flow dams and canals? You address in your books how our waterways are an asset but, at present there are issues with water level.
@bighands69 Жыл бұрын
There has always been challenges with the water levels.
@jeromebarry1741 Жыл бұрын
Nope. Governments can manage the water that exists, but they cannot make the water exist.
@dumbunny7986 Жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 Mark Twain
@diepie5144 Жыл бұрын
Route Lake Superior through the canal in Chicago
@schamarchie Жыл бұрын
I got into Peter Zeihan , but every Video from him gets reuploaded many many times. This is the official channel where I don't miss something?
@johnl.7754 Жыл бұрын
I spent a summer in Houston when I was a little kid and all I can remember was how humid it was.
@JonathanLoganPDX Жыл бұрын
Peter, I agree 100% and the thing I'm most concerned about is the fact that Houston is at sea level and has a huge amount of infrastructure at sea level and Storm surges from hurricanes across the next 30 years are going to continue to rise and hurricanes are going to continue to get worse with climate collapse. Also the wet bulb temperature in Houston could be a problem in 10 or 15 years. We just don't know.
@wslywaltman Жыл бұрын
This is Babylon Bee level satire.. Well done
@swampwiz Жыл бұрын
Yes, the NASA facility there is like at 15' elevation, but I think Houston is mainly at about 35', so it will be OK with hurricane inundation (but obviously not the rain).
@WindNSand Жыл бұрын
Houston and Phoenix. Intel and other chip makers are moving into PHX big time. At least a half dozen multi-billion dollar chip plants coming on line in the next year. PHX is also above sea level and not subject to hurricanes.
@jc7887 Жыл бұрын
I love Arizona....that is the one thing Phoenix has over Houston is the proximity to amazing nature.
@nicolashuerta5389 Жыл бұрын
Y’all’s problem is lack of water
@swampwiz Жыл бұрын
PHX also has available land as far as the eye can see. And the insolation makes solar energy very efficient. It's hot as h3ll though for an extended summer.
@ZackK1261 Жыл бұрын
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@CollinCarmichael Жыл бұрын
Urban Sprawl and Hurricanes were unmentioned in this video.
@ChrisNiermann Жыл бұрын
Just build the gd Ike Dike already & you nailed it
@Bladeoceanic Жыл бұрын
Isn't Chicago still the 3rd largest metro in the US?
@elizabethclaiborne6461 Жыл бұрын
Houston also has a massive port. The downside? Houston is in hurricane country and Houston floods like crazy. It needs zoning laws and if your moving there you want to check potential sites for flood history, even residential neighborhoods. Trust me, repeated flooding is a nightmare that Houston needs to deal with. Sea rise may kick its butt too, but immediately you need to be very aware of flooding.
@swampwiz Жыл бұрын
Houston has relied on natural drainage, but all the development has crimped the drainage. Houston will have to emulate New Orleans and depend on pumps (and even then, it will still flood since global-warming-fueled rains can get very strong).
@philipmoukhtara Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the videos. My feedback: the fountain is drowning your voice and it has been harder to hear you with this fountain than the airplanes in DC. Thanks again