David Roberts
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Links: December 2016
What’s Your Ideal Community? The Answer Is Political
It’s conceivable that people who live in cities come to value more active government. Or they’re more receptive to investing in welfare because they pass the homeless every day. Or they appreciate immigration because their cab rides and lunch depend on immigrants. This argument is partly about the people we’re exposed to in cities (the poor, foreigners), and partly about the logistics of living there.
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This is easily the best postmortem on the 2016 election. vox.com/policy-and-pol…
“There’s no way a new world can be born out of the old one without the midwifery of public policy.” vox.com/2015/8/27/9214…