Archive for February, 2008

Pleasantville Lost

Friday, February 29th, 2008

 Facing Default, Some Walk Out on New Homes (NYTimes.com)
Since the Depression, American government policy has encouraged homeownership as an absolute good. It protects people from increases in rent and allows them to build equity as they pay off their mortgages. And it creates stability in communities, because owners are invested in their neighbors.
But […]

Enthusiastically Gargling the Kool-Aid (or, Why Hillary Clinton Shouldn’t Be President)

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Last evening I had the opportunity to watch the 20th Democratic primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. I don’t watch these sort of things often - the last time I saw one in this election cycle, there were more people at podiums than on a basketball court, which means the weak hadn’t been […]