07-26-2022
Articles
The Next Generation of NIMBYs
The pandemic made it possible for many Millennials to purchase their first home. Could it also have set the stage for a new breed of NIMBYs? When we think of the typical NIMBY—a pejorative term (short for “Not in My Backyard”) for someone who opposes the change in their community, especially if they don’t oppose that change somewhere else.
Read MoreCommunity Input Is Bad, Actually
Development projects in the United States are subject to a process I like to call “whoever yells the loudest and longest wins.” Some refer to this as participatory democracy. Across the country, angry residents and neighborhood associations have the power to delay, reshape, and even halt entirely the construction of vital infrastructure. To put a fine point on it.
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Additional Reading
Another bloody weekend of gun violence in Chicago leaves 65 shot, 5 killedAdam Kinzinger says he 'got super drunk' when Trump visited Republicans at a legislative retreat in January 2017: 'How do we deal with this?''You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-cop': Biden rips Trump to black law enforcement
Audio
- Biden-You can't be pro-insurrection and pro-cop
- Biden-I don't think we'll see a recession
- Brian Deese on CNN-Technical debates about recession are looking backwards
- Brian Deese on MSNBC-Slowing economy is necessary part of the transition
- Karine Jean Pierre won't define what a recession is
- Grabien Montage-Media hypes January 6 hearings
Music
- "Self Destruct" -GBH
- "Mr. Sunshine" -Satellite Party
- "Cat Scratch Fever" -Ted Nugent
- "My Own Worst Enemy" -Lit
- "Ace of Spades" -Surf Report
- "Falling to Pieces" -Faith No More
