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What’s the matter with Chicago?

Cities

The city that doesn’t work

What’s the matter with Chicago?

The city was always corrupt. Now it is broken

Charles Lipson

Why cities have lost their appeal

Rather than signaling decay, the growth of suburban and exurban communities represents the cutting edge of 21st-century urbanism

Joel Kotkin

Tokyo drift: Japan’s once-pricey capital is now cost-effective… for Americans

I rarely prioritize spending time in big cities, and megacities have never been my thing, so my expectations were modest

Dave Seminara

An entertaining but selective introduction to the cities of the future

David Graeber and Nika Dubrovsky’s Cities Made Differently presents 29 ideas for cities

Helen Barrett

Policy

What happened to the great West Coast cities?

Never before have all the burgeoning metropolises of the future started to shrink

Joel Kotkin

Family
June 18, 2023
You can never escape the suburbs
How I learned to stop worrying and love the ’burbs
Bridget Phetasy
Business
May 8, 2023
Does downtown deserve a comeback?
Flipping office space into apartment buildings isn’t as easy as some like to think
Teresa Mull
Politics
February 27, 2023
Can anyone save Philadelphia?
In the City of Brotherly Love, voters are losing patience with civic dysfunction
Nick Russo
Health
January 13, 2023
What does getting shot feel like?
If the tourniquet doesn’t hurt more than the bullet wound, it’s not on tight enough. This one was on tight enough
Kenneth Hite
Book Review
July 7, 2022
NIMBYs to the left of me, YIMBYs to the left
Yes to the City: Millennials and the Fight for Affordable Housing by Max Holleran reviewed
Addison Del Mastro
Culture
May 26, 2022
California dreaming
If fame determines status in Los Angeles, power is the social currency in Washington
James Kirchick
Politics
January 29, 2022
The year left-wing ideas came home to roost
Progressive policies are tearing apart our cities, as crime rates spike and public safety suffers
Grace Curley
Law
January 20, 2022
When progressives side with criminals
Democratic politicians are ignoring the daily murders and robberies and carjackings of their poorest constituents
Batya Ungar-Sargon
Policy
December 19, 2021
Why local crime hurts Democrats nationally
For several years now, progressives have waged a war on law enforcement
Charles Lipson
Book Review
October 28, 2021
New tactics are needed for the wars of the future
A Short History of War by Jeremy Black reviewed
Jonathan Boff

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