A recent piece by columnist LZ Granderson argues that school choice is “a cover for segregation.” It is a rebuke
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Remove Profit from Rental Housing
Housing activists have long called for the government to de-commodify housing—they want to remove profit from rental housing. A current
A Case of Temporary Sanity in Seattle
In a case of temporary sanity, the Seattle City Council recently voted down a bill that would have enacted a
Mob Rule Rules in California
In 2024, California voters will decide whether to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which prohibits municipalities from imposing rent
An Example of the Elephant in the Room
Last week, I wrote about the elephant in the room regarding the affordable housing crisis for low0income households. The media
The Wrong Framework Leads to Bad Decisions
In my book, The Affordable Housing Crisis: Causes and Cures, I show how a century of policies attempting to provide
Price Controls are Kinda Sorta Bad
An editorial by the New York Daily News Editorial Board provides an example of the nonsense that can be written
The “Shabbifying” of NYC Rental Housing
Howard Husock, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, uses data from the Census Bureau to illustrate how rent