Krugman on Housing and Regulation
I’m pointing to the New York Times again today. Paul Krugman, who is generally seen to be the leading economist of the left, wrote a column making a not so liberal point — or at least a point that I make all the time over and against the dominant lefty paradigm in Seattle — overregulation […]
Dude, Where’s My Journalism
Locally based writer for the New York Times Tom Egan trotted out a bunch hackneyed terms and phrases about growth in an article titled “Dude, Where’s My City?” It left me asking Egan, “Dude, where’s your editor?” Here’s a paragraph that was among the worst: Rising rents threaten to push out the quirky and creative types […]
Councilmember Johnson: Should We Be Optimistic or Pessimistic About Neighborhoods
Last week I did a presentation and moderated a panel with new City Councilmember Rob Johnson. The slides I used to set up the panel are above. Basically I told a story about how politics and the need for a victim (renters), a villain (builders and developers), and a hero (politicians) has over shaped and […]
