Dr Pali Lehohla is the director of the Economic Modelling Academy, a Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg, a Research Associate at Oxford University, a board member of Institute for Economic Justice at Wits and a distinguished Alumni of the University of Ghana. He is the former Statistician-General of South Africa. read more »
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Next Up for Suburban Urbanism
Suburban urbanism is making another cameo appearance.
As most followers of cities know, the lack of housing affordability in large cities, combined with the impact of the rising work-from-home phenomenon since the start of the Covid pandemic, has provided a powerful one-two punch to cities read more »
If It’s “Livable,” You Can’t Afford It
North America’s most livable cities are also among the least affordable. At least, that’s my conclusion from the Economist‘s 2023 read more »
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YIMBYs Are Useful Idiots of the Development Lobby
Last month, Katie Roberts-Hull from YIMBY Melbourne posted an article in The Guardian complaining that heritage laws are thwarting housing supply. read more »
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Let Them Eat Solar Panels
Last week, during a speech at a high-dollar fundraiser for the League of Conservation Voters in Washington, D.C., President Joe Biden exulted about a solar project in Angola. read more »
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We Can’t Talk About Fixing Loneliness without Talking About Neighborhoods
After the US Surgeon General Advisory raised the alarm over the “devastating impact of the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the United States,” the Washington Post jumped into the discussion of loneliness with a highly recirculated read more »
The Rise of the Liberal Apostate
In an age of darkness, glimpses of light are rare — but all the brighter for it. As the censorious progressivism embraced by Joe Biden and much of his Democratic party grows into an increasingly pervasive quasi-religion, ordinary people are finding ways to push back. read more »
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Biden Administration's Environmental Injustices
President Biden recently issued a 5,400-word executive order directing all federal agencies to emphasize “environmental justice” in every decision they make. read more »
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Solving the Global Housing Crisis
The global housing crisis across the high-income world, particularly in the Anglosphere, represents perhaps the single biggest challenge to the future of the middle class. read more »
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Entitled Transit Stooges Blackmail for BART
“We are not asking, we are demanding that Governor Newsom allocate $5 billion to public transit,” said Brett Vertocci, a protestor who was blocking rush-hour traffic read more »